Under-Secretary of State for War
The position of Under-Secretary of State for War was a British government position, first applied to Evan Nepean (appointed in 1794). In 1801 the offices for War and the Colonies were merged and the post became that of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. The position was re-instated in 1854 and remained until 1947, when it was combined with that of Financial Secretary to the War Office. In 1964 the War Office, Admiralty and Air Ministry were merged to form the Ministry of Defence, and the post was abolished.
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for War, 1794–1801
Name | Period |
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Evan Nepean | 1794–1795 |
William Huskisson | 1795–1801 |
See Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies for the period 1801-1854.
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for War, 1854–1947
In April 1947 the office was combined with that of Financial Secretary to the War Office.
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for War and Financial Secretary to the War Office, 1947–1964
Name | Period |
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John Freeman | 1947–? |
Michael Stewart | ?–1951 |
Woodrow Wyatt | 1951 |
James Hutchison | 1951–1954 |
Fitzroy Maclean | 1954–1957 |
Julian Amery | 1957–1958 |
Hon. Hugh Fraser | 1958–1960 |
James Ramsden | 1960–1963 |
Peter Kirk | 1963–April 1964 |
Office reorganised 1 April 1964
Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for War, 1854–1966
Name | Period |
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G. C. Mundy | 1854–1857 |
Sir Benjamin Hawes | 1857–1862 |
Sir Edward Lugard | 1862–1871 |
John Vivian.[1] | 1871–1878 |
Sir Ralph Wood Thompson | 1878–1895 |
Sir Arthur Haliburton | 1895–1897 |
Sir Ralph Henry Knox | 1897–1901 |
Sir Edward Ward | 1901–1914 |
Sir Reginald Brade | 1914–1920 |
Sir Herbert Creedy | 1920–1939 |
Sir P. J. Grigg | 1939–1942 |
Sir Frederick Bovenschen and Sir Eric Speed | 1942–1945 |
Sir E. Speed | 1945–1948 |
Sir G. Turner | 1949–1956 |
Sir Edward Playfair | 1956–1960 |
Sir Richard Way | 1960–1963 |
A. Drew | 1963–1964 |