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Thesecretary at war was a political position in theEnglish and laterBritish government, with some responsibility over the administration and organization of theArmy, but not over military policy. The Secretary at War ran theWar Office. After 1794 it was occasionally aCabinet-level position, although it was considered of subordinate rank to thesecretary of state for war. The position was combined with that of secretary of state for war in 1854 and abolished in 1863.[1]
Notable holders of the position includeHenry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke,Robert Walpole,Henry Pelham,Henry Fox,Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston,William Windham andThomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay.
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle | 1854 | 1855 |
| Fox Maule-Ramsay, Baron Panmure | 1855 | 1858 |
| Jonathan Peel | 1858 | 1859 |
| Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea | 1859 | 1861 |
| Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet | 1861 | 1863 |