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The Secretary at War ran the <a href="/wiki/War_Office" title="War Office">War Office</a>. After 1794 it was occasionally a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet rank">Cabinet-level position</a>, although it was considered of subordinate rank to the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_(England)" title="Secretary of State (England)">Secretaries of State</a>. The position was combined with that of <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">Secretary of State for War</a> in 1854 and abolished in 1863.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notable holders of the position include <a href="/wiki/Robert_Walpole" title="Robert Walpole">Robert Walpole</a>, the Hon. <a href="/wiki/Henry_Pelham" title="Henry Pelham">Henry Pelham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry_Fox,_1st_Baron_Holland" title="Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland">Henry Fox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry_John_Temple,_3rd_Viscount_Palmerston" title="Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston">Lord Palmerston</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Windham" title="William Windham">William Windham</a>. and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Babington_Macaulay,_1st_Baron_Macaulay" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay">Lord Macaulay</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Secretaries_at_War,_1661–1854"><span id="Secretaries_at_War.2C_1661.E2.80.931854"></span>Secretaries at War, 1661–1854</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_at_War&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Secretaries at War, 1661–1854"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Entered office</th> <th>Left office </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Clarke_(English_politician)" title="William Clarke (English politician)">Sir William Clarke</a></td> <td>1661</td> <td>1666 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Locke_(English_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew Locke (English politician)">Matthew Locke</a></td> <td>1666</td> <td>1683 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Blathwayt" title="William Blathwayt">William Blathwayt</a></td> <td>1683</td> <td>1692 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Clarke" title="George Clarke">George Clarke</a></td> <td>1692</td> <td>1704 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_St_John,_1st_Viscount_Bolingbroke" title="Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke">Henry St John</a></td> <td>1704</td> <td>1708 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Walpole" title="Robert Walpole">Robert Walpole</a></td> <td>1708</td> <td>1710 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Granville,_1st_Baron_Lansdowne" title="George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne">George Granville</a></td> <td>1710</td> <td>1712 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Wyndham,_3rd_Baronet" title="Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet">Sir William Wyndham, Bt</a></td> <td>1712</td> <td>1713 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Gwyn" title="Francis Gwyn">Francis Gwyn</a></td> <td>1713</td> <td>1714 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Pulteney,_1st_Earl_of_Bath" title="William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath">William Pulteney</a></td> <td>1714</td> <td>1717 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Craggs_the_Younger" title="James Craggs the Younger">James Craggs the Younger</a></td> <td>1717</td> <td>1718 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Wandesford,_2nd_Viscount_Castlecomer" title="Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount Castlecomer">The Viscount Castlecomer</a></td> <td>1718</td> <td>1718 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Pringle_(secretary_at_war)" title="Robert Pringle (secretary at war)">Robert Pringle</a></td> <td>1718</td> <td>1718 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Treby_(politician)" title="George Treby (politician)">George Treby</a></td> <td>1718</td> <td>1720 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Trevor,_1st_Baron_Trevor" title="Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor">Thomas Trevor</a></td> <td>1720</td> <td>1724 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Pelham" title="Henry Pelham">Hon. Henry Pelham</a></td> <td>1724</td> <td>1730 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Strickland,_4th_Baronet" title="Sir William Strickland, 4th Baronet">Sir William Strickland, Bt</a></td> <td>1730</td> <td>1735 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Yonge,_4th_Baronet" title="Sir William Yonge, 4th Baronet">Sir William Yonge, Bt</a></td> <td>1735</td> <td>1741 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Winnington_(1696%E2%80%931746)" title="Thomas Winnington (1696–1746)">Thomas Winnington</a></td> <td>1741</td> <td>1746 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Fox,_1st_Baron_Holland" title="Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland">Henry Fox</a></td> <td>1746</td> <td>1755 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Barrington,_2nd_Viscount_Barrington" title="William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington">The Viscount Barrington</a></td> <td>1755</td> <td>1761 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Townshend" title="Charles Townshend">Hon. Charles Townshend</a></td> <td>1761</td> <td>1762 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Welbore_Ellis,_1st_Baron_Mendip" title="Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip">Welbore Ellis</a></td> <td>1762</td> <td>1765 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Barrington,_2nd_Viscount_Barrington" title="William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington">The Viscount Barrington</a></td> <td>1765</td> <td>1778 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Jenkinson,_1st_Earl_of_Liverpool" title="Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool">Charles Jenkinson</a></td> <td>1778</td> <td>1782 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Townshend,_1st_Viscount_Sydney" title="Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney">Thomas Townshend</a></td> <td>1782</td> <td>1782 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_George_Yonge,_5th_Baronet" title="Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet">Sir George Yonge, Bt</a></td> <td>1782</td> <td>1783 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_FitzPatrick" title="Richard FitzPatrick">Richard FitzPatrick</a></td> <td>1783</td> <td>1783 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_George_Yonge,_5th_Baronet" title="Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet">Sir George Yonge, Bt</a></td> <td>1783</td> <td>1794 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Windham" title="William Windham">William Windham</a></td> <td>1794</td> <td>1801 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Philip_Yorke" title="Charles Philip Yorke">Charles Philip Yorke</a></td> <td>1801</td> <td>1803 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bathurst" title="Charles Bathurst">Charles Bragge</a></td> <td>1803</td> <td>1804 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Dundas" title="William Dundas">William Dundas</a></td> <td>1804</td> <td>1806 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_FitzPatrick" title="Richard FitzPatrick">Richard FitzPatrick</a></td> <td>1806</td> <td>1807 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_James_Murray-Pulteney,_7th_Baronet" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 7th Baronet">Sir James Murray-Pulteney, Bt</a></td> <td>1807</td> <td>1809 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Granville_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Earl_Granville" title="Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville">Lord Granville Leveson-Gower</a></td> <td>1809</td> <td>1809 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_John_Temple,_3rd_Viscount_Palmerston" title="Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston">The Viscount Palmerston</a></td> <td>1809</td> <td>1828 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Hardinge,_1st_Viscount_Hardinge" title="Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge">Sir Henry Hardinge</a></td> <td>1828</td> <td>1830 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Egerton,_1st_Earl_of_Ellesmere" title="Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere">Lord Francis Leveson-Gower</a></td> <td>1830</td> <td>1830 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Williams-Wynn_(1775%E2%80%931850)" title="Charles Williams-Wynn (1775–1850)">Charles Williams-Wynn</a></td> <td>1830</td> <td>1831 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Parnell,_1st_Baron_Congleton" title="Henry Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton">Sir Henry Parnell, Bt</a></td> <td>1831</td> <td>1832 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hobhouse,_1st_Baron_Broughton" title="John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton">Sir John Hobhouse, Bt</a></td> <td>1832</td> <td>1833 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Ellice,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Ellice, Sr.">Edward Ellice</a></td> <td>1833</td> <td>1834 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Charles_Herries" title="John Charles Herries">John Charles Herries</a></td> <td>1834</td> <td>1835 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Grey,_3rd_Earl_Grey" title="Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey">Viscount Howick</a></td> <td>1835</td> <td>1839 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Babington_Macaulay" title="Thomas Babington Macaulay">Thomas Babington Macaulay</a></td> <td>1839</td> <td>1841 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Hardinge,_1st_Viscount_Hardinge" title="Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge">Sir Henry Hardinge</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>1844 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Fremantle,_1st_Baron_Cottesloe" title="Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe">Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bt</a></td> <td>1844</td> <td>1845 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Herbert,_1st_Baron_Herbert_of_Lea" title="Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea">Hon. Sidney Herbert</a></td> <td>1845</td> <td>1846 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Maule-Ramsay,_11th_Earl_of_Dalhousie" title="Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie">Hon. Fox Maule</a></td> <td>1846</td> <td>1852 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Vernon,_1st_Baron_Lyveden" title="Robert Vernon, 1st Baron Lyveden">Robert Vernon Smith</a></td> <td>1852</td> <td>1852 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Beresford_(politician)" title="William Beresford (politician)">William Beresford</a></td> <td>1852</td> <td>1852 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Herbert,_1st_Baron_Herbert_of_Lea" title="Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea">Hon. Sidney Herbert</a></td> <td>1852</td> <td>1854 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Secretaries_of_State_for_War_and_Secretaries_at_War,_1854–1863"><span id="Secretaries_of_State_for_War_and_Secretaries_at_War.2C_1854.E2.80.931863"></span>Secretaries of State for War and Secretaries at War, 1854–1863</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_at_War&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Secretaries of State for War and Secretaries at War, 1854–1863"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Entered office</th> <th>Left office </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Pelham-Clinton,_5th_Duke_of_Newcastle" title="Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle">The Duke of Newcastle</a></td> <td>1854</td> <td>1855 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a 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