The Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.
In 1801 the offices of Under-Secretary of State for War and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies were merged to create the new office.
[citation needed] They were separated again in 1854.
Separate posts of Under-Secretary of State for War and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies re-established 1854
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