Secretary of State for the Colonies
C40959
concept
The Secretary of State for the Colonies was the British Cabinet minister responsible for overseeing the administration, governance, and policy of the British Empire’s colonial territories.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | 2 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies canonical | 2 |
| colonial secretary | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Secretary of State for the Colonies
Generated description
The Secretary of State for the Colonies was the British Cabinet minister responsible for overseeing the administration, governance, and policy of the British Empire’s colonial territories.
Instances (5)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Lord Glenelg | Secretary of State for War and the Colonies |
| Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin | — |
| Lulu Harcourt | — |
| Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey | colonial secretary |
| Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire | Secretary of State for War and the Colonies |