Secretary of State for India
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The Secretary of State for India was the British Cabinet minister responsible for overseeing the governance and administration of British India from London during the colonial period.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for India canonical | 52 |
| Secretary of State for India (UK) | 1 |
| Secretary of State for India in Council | 1 |
| Secretary of State’s Indian advisers | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British cabinet position
ⓘ
colonial office ⓘ government minister ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Aden
ⓘ
British India ⓘ British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Indian Empire
Burma (until 1937) ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
India ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| category | Defunct ministerial office in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1947 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Government of India
ⓘ
Indian Civil Service ⓘ Indian Civil Service ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Political Service
Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Council of India
ⓘ
India Office in London ⓘ
surface form:
India Office
|
| historicalPeriod |
British Empire
ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| inception | 1858 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| locationOfOffice |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| memberOf |
Privy Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| nominatedBy |
Prime Minister
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
|
| officeCreatedBy | Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
advising British Cabinet on Indian affairs
ⓘ
control of Indian revenues ⓘ direction of Indian civil administration ⓘ overseeing governance of British India ⓘ supervision of Indian Army policy from London ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
India Office in London
ⓘ
surface form:
India Office
|
| partOf |
British Cabinet
ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
|
| replacedBy |
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for Burma
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations ⓘ |
| replaces |
Court of Directors
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company Court of Directors (political authority)
Board of Control ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Board of Control
|
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| seat |
India Office in London
ⓘ
surface form:
India Office, London
|
| significantEvent |
end of office following Indian independence in 1947
ⓘ
transfer of power from East India Company to the Crown in 1858 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1858 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British Cabinet
ⓘ
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
|
| usedFor |
formulation of British Indian policy
ⓘ
imperial control of India ⓘ |
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Indian Civil Service
subject surface form:
Indian Civil Service
subject surface form:
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
subject surface form:
Randolph Churchill
this entity surface form:
Secretary of State’s Indian advisers
subject surface form:
India Office
subject surface form:
India Office
this entity surface form:
Secretary of State for India in Council
subject surface form:
Leo Amery
subject surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
this entity surface form:
Secretary of State for India (UK)
subject surface form:
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
subject surface form:
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
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positionHeld
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Secretary of State for India
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subject surface form:
Military Department (India Office)
subject surface form:
Leopold Amery