Secretary of State for War
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The Secretary of State for War was a senior British government minister responsible for overseeing the administration, organization, and policy of the British Army before the role was abolished and its functions absorbed into the Ministry of Defence.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for War canonical | 48 |
| Secretary of State for War of the United Kingdom | 4 |
| British Secretary of State for War | 1 |
| Secretary at War | 1 |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom government ministerial position
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defunct ministerial office ⓘ |
| abolishedInYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| abolishedOnDate | 1964-04-01 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| combinedOfficeExistedFrom | 1801 ⓘ |
| combinedOfficeExistedUntil | 1854 ⓘ |
| combinedOfficeName |
Secretary of State for War
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
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| combinedWithOffice |
Colonial Office
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surface form:
Secretary of State for the Colonies
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction |
defence policy for land forces
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military administration ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
War Office
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surface form:
Ministry of Defence
|
| militaryBranch | Army ⓘ |
| nativeLanguageName | Secretary of State for War self-link ⓘ |
| notResponsibleFor |
Royal Air Force
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy |
George III of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
King George III
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| officeCreatedInYear | 1794 ⓘ |
| officeCreatedUnderMonarch |
George III of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
George III
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| officeHolderRole | British cabinet minister ⓘ |
| officeType | civilian political office ⓘ |
| oversaw |
Army budgeting
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Army equipment procurement ⓘ Army personnel policy ⓘ War Office civil administration ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | War Office ⓘ |
| partOf |
UK government
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surface form:
British government
|
| precededBy | Secretary at War ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
War Office
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surface form:
Ministry of Defence
Secretary of State for Defence ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
British Cabinet
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surface form:
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
|
| responsibleFor |
British Army
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administration of the British Army ⓘ organization of the British Army ⓘ policy of the British Army ⓘ |
| scope | land forces ⓘ |
| seat |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| separatedFromOffice |
Colonial Office
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surface form:
Secretary of State for the Colonies
|
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| style | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| successorBody |
War Office
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surface form:
Army Department of the Ministry of Defence
|
| usedTitle | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf | Committee of Imperial Defence ⓘ |
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Secretary at War
subject surface form:
Winston Churchill
Secretary of State for War
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combinedOfficeName
→
Secretary of State for War
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
this entity surface form:
British Secretary of State for War
this entity surface form:
Secretary of State for War of the United Kingdom
subject surface form:
Duke of Choiseul
subject surface form:
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
subject surface form:
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
this entity surface form:
Secretary of State for War of the United Kingdom
St Paul's Cathedral memorial, London (cenotaph)
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hasHonoureeOccupation
→
Secretary of State for War
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this entity surface form:
Secretary of State for War of the United Kingdom
subject surface form:
John Profumo
this entity surface form:
Secretary of State for War of the United Kingdom
subject surface form:
Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich
subject surface form:
David Lloyd George
subject surface form:
John Profumo
subject surface form:
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville