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In British government usage, Colonial Secretary had two different meanings:
New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs
Department of Internal Affairs : New Zealand's oldest government department. Formed in 1840 as the Colonial Secretary's Office, it gained its present name in 1907. Presently, major services include: Birth, death and marriage registration and name changes Community development Gaming enforcement...
Dundas (1st Viscount Melville) an appointment as colonial secretary at the Cape of Good Hope... series of letters written by Lady Anne to Dundas, then secretary for war and the colonies, was... the British, Barnard was reappointed colonial secretary, but Lady Anne did not accompany him there...
Sir Cavendish Boyle (1849-1916) was a British colonial administrator. He joined the British Colonial Office and was made magistrate in the Leeward Islands in 1879. He served as Colonial Secretary in Bermuda from 1882 to 1888 and in Gibraltar from 1888 to 1894 and was granted a knighthood for his...
Solicitor-General, Deputy Colonial Secretary, Attorney General, Ambassador to the United States, and...
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rail strike of 1919. He was appointed colonial secretary by the incoming Labour government of 1924... a result he was expelled from the Labour party and the NUR. Thomas served as colonial secretary from... Secretary of State for the Colonies 1931 Followed by: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister Preceded by...
Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
House of Lords. It seems that the Colonial Secretary offered him the post of Governor-General of... Colonial Secretary and the Governor-General out of the loop. The appointment of an Australian High...
Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. In the early years of the position, it was frequently held by the same person who held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies. Secretaries of... The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affair was a British cabinet level position...
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Department of State. See also Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Secretary of State for the Colonies... The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is a member of the British Government...
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a British cabinet level position responsible for the army and the British colonies (other than India). The Department was created in 1801. In 1854... Colonies Secretaries of State for War and the Colonies, 1801-1854 Robert Hobart, 4th Lord Hobart...