The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State.
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| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| R. Phelps | 1768 | 1768 |
| John Pownall | 1768 | 1770 |
| John Pownall and William Knox | 1770 | 1776 |
| William Knox and C. D'Oyly | 1776 | 1778 |
| William Knox and T. De Grey | 1778 | 1780 |
| William Knox and Benjamin Thompson | 1780 | 1781 |
| William Knox and J. Fisher | 1781 | 1782 |
In 1782, following the loss of the American colonies, the office was abolished, and its duties given to the Home Secretary. From there it passed to the War Office, which was later renamed the War and Colonial Office. In 1854 this office was split, and the Colonial Office reestablished.[1]
For earlier office-holders see Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.
Abolished 1966. Thereafter, see Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs.
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| The Earl of Listowel | 1948 | 1950 |
| John Dugdale | 1950 | 1951 |
| Alan Lennox-Boyd | 1951 | 1952 |
| Henry Hopkinson | 1952 | 1955 |
| Hon. John Hare | 1955 | 1956 |
| Hon. John Maclay | 1956 | 1957 |
| The Earl of Perth | 1957 | 1962 |
| The Marquess of Lansdowne | 1962 | 1964 |
Abolished 1964. Thereafter, see Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs.
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Robert William Hay | 1825 | 1854 |
| Herman Merivale | 1854 | 1859 |
| Sir Frederic Rogers | 1859 | 1871 |
| Robert Herbert | 1871 | 1892 |
| Sir Robert Henry Meade | 1892 | 1897 |
| Edward Wingfield | 1897 | 1900 |
| Montagu Ommanney | 1900 | 1907 |
| Sir Francis Hopwood | 1907 | 1911 |
| Sir John Anderson | 1911 | 1916 |
| Sir George Fiddes | 1916 | 1921 |
| Sir James Masterton-Smith | 1921 | 1925 |
| Sir S. Wilson | 1925 | 1933 |
| Sir John Maffey | 1933 | 1937 |
| Sir Cosmo Parkinson | 1937 | 1940 |
| Sir George Henry Gater | 1940 | 1940 |
| Sir Cosmo Parkinson | 1940 | 1942 |
| Sir George Henry Gater | 1942 | 1947 |
| Sir Thomas Ingram Lloyd | 1947 | 1956 |
| Sir John Macpherson | 1956 | 1959 |
| Sir Hilton Poynton | 1959 | 1966 |
| History of UK Government Departments with Responsibility for Foreign Affairs | ||||||||
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| Colonial Office 1768 – 1782 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Home Office 1782 – 1794 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
War Office 1794 – 1801 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
War and Colonial Office 1801 – 1854 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Colonial Office 1854 – 1925 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Colonial Office 1925 – 1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
Commonwealth Office 1966 – 1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1968 – Present Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
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| Dominions Office 1925 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Commonwealth Relations Office 1947 – 1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
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| . | India Office 1858 – 1937 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
India and Burma Office 1937 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
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| Foreign Office 1782 – 1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
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