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Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

United Kingdom government cabinet minister; 1801–1854
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Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Summary

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies is a position[1]. It draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (position category, ranking #426 of 3,525).[2]

Key Facts

  • Secretary of State for War and the Colonies is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • Secretary of State for War and the Colonies's instance of is recorded as position[4].
  • Secretary of State for War and the Colonies's subclass of is recorded as Secretary of State[5].
  • Secretary of State for War and the Colonies's is a list of is recorded as human[6].
  • +1801-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Secretary of State for War and the Colonies[7].
  • Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was dissolved in +1854-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Secretary of State for War and the Colonies's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01gz74[9].
  • Secretary of State for War and the Colonies's appointed by is recorded as monarchy of the United Kingdom[10].
  • Secretary of State for War and the Colonies's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • Secretary of State for War and the Colonies's replaced by is recorded as Secretary of State for the Colonies[12].
  • Secretary of State for War and the Colonies's replaced by is recorded as Secretary of State for War[13].
  • Secretary of State for War and the Colonies's substitute/deputy/replacement of office/officeholder is recorded as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies[14].

Why It Matters

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (position category, ranking #426 of 3,525).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen John Russell, 1st Earl Russell Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland William Ewart Gladstone

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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MLA “Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/secretary-of-state-for-war-and-the-colonies.
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