Henry Pelham , who served as Secretary at War between 1724 and 1730The secretary at war was a political position in the English and later British government , with some responsibility over the administration and organization of the Army , but not over military policy. The Secretary at War ran the War Office . After 1794 it was occasionally a Cabinet-level position , although it was considered of subordinate rank to the secretary of state for war . The position was combined with that of secretary of state for war in 1854 and abolished in 1863.[ 1]
Notable holders of the position include Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke , Robert Walpole , Henry Pelham , Henry Fox , Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston , William Windham and Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay .
Name Entered office Left office Sir William Clarke 1661 1666 Matthew Locke 1666 1683 William Blathwayt 1683 1692 George Clarke 1692 1704 Henry St John 1704 1708 Robert Walpole 1708 1710 George Granville 1710 1712 Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet 1712 1713 Francis Gwyn 1713 1714 William Pulteney 1714 1717 James Craggs the Younger 1717 1718 Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount Castlecomer 1718 1718 Robert Pringle 1718 1718 George Treby 1718 1720 Thomas Trevor 1720 1724 Henry Pelham 1724 1730 Sir William Strickland, 4th Baronet 1730 1735 Sir William Yonge, 4th Baronet 1735 1741 Thomas Winnington 1741 1746 Henry Fox 1746 1755 William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington 1755 1761 Charles Townshend 1761 1762 Welbore Ellis 1762 1765 William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington 1765 1778 Charles Jenkinson 1778 1782 Thomas Townshend 1782 1782 Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet 1782 1783 Richard FitzPatrick 1783 1783 Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet 1783 1794 William Windham 1794 1801 Charles Philip Yorke 1801 1803 Charles Bragge 1803 1804 William Dundas 1804 1806 Richard FitzPatrick 1806 1807 Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 7th Baronet 1807 1809 Lord Granville Leveson-Gower 1809 1809 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston 1809 1828 Sir Henry Hardinge 1828 1830 Lord Francis Leveson-Gower 1830 1830 Charles Williams-Wynn 1830 1831 Sir Henry Parnell, 4th Baronet 1831 1832 Sir John Hobhouse, 2nd Baronet 1832 1833 Edward Ellice 1833 1834 John Charles Herries 1834 1835 Henry Grey, Viscount Howick 1835 1839 Thomas Babington Macaulay 1839 1841 Sir Henry Hardinge 1841 1844 Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baronet 1844 1845 Sidney Herbert 1845 1846 Fox Maule 1846 1852 Robert Vernon Smith 1852 1852 William Beresford 1852 1852 Sidney Herbert 1852 1854
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