Secretary of State for the Colonies

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The Secretary of State for the Colonies was a senior British Cabinet minister responsible for overseeing the administration and governance of the British Empire’s colonial territories.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 3
Cabinet-level Secretary of State for the Colonies 1
Colonial Secretary 1

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan → appointedBy → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
High Commissioner for the Western Pacific → appointedBy → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
Crown colony → governorReportsTo → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
Second Baldwin government → includesOffice → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
James Henry Thomas → notableOffice → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
Duncan Sandys → positionHeld → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
Duncan Sandys → positionHeld → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and the Colonies
Edward Bulwer-Lytton → positionHeld → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby → positionHeld → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
James Henry Thomas → positionHeld → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colonial Secretary
Amery → positionHeld → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
subject surface form: Leo Amery
this entity surface form: Colonial Secretary of the United Kingdom
Lord Milner → positionHeld → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
William Huskisson → positionHeld → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire → positionHeld → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs → replaces → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Colonies in respect of Dominions
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland → reportedTo → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
Governor of Ceylon → reportsTo → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
Minister of State for Colonial Affairs → reportsTo → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cabinet-level Secretary of State for the Colonies
Governor of the Straits Settlements → subordinateTo → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
High Commissioner for Southern Africa → subordinateTo → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
High Commissioner for the Western Pacific → subordinateTo → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada → subordinateTo → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Minister of State for Colonial Affairs → subordinateTo → Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ