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((Short description|Historical English political position))
((Distinguish|Secretary of War))
((More citations needed|date=October 2020))
[[File:Henry Pelham, Parliamentary Art Collection.jpg|right|thumb|The Hon. [[Henry Pelham]], who served as Secretary at War between 1724 and 1730]]
The '''Secretary at War''' was a political position in the [[Kingdom of England|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 rank|Cabinet-level position]], although it was considered of subordinate rank to the [[Secretary of State (England)|Secretaries of State]]. The position was combined with that of [[Secretary of State for War]] in 1854 and abolished in 1863.<ref>((cite web |title=Senior Cabinet posts |url=https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/cabinet-gov/senior-cabinet-posts.htm |publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]] |access-date=7 May 2020))</ref>

Notable holders of the position include [[Robert Walpole]], the Hon. [[Henry Pelham]], [[Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland|Henry Fox]], [[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|Lord Palmerston]] and [[Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay|Lord Macaulay]].

==Secretaries at War, 1661–1854==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
! Name !! Entered office !! Left office
|-
|[[William Clarke (English politician)|Sir William Clarke]] || 1661 || 1666 
|-
|[[Matthew Locke (English politician)|Matthew Locke]] || 1666 || 1683 
|-
|[[William Blathwayt]] || 1683 || 1692 
|-
|[[George Clarke]] || 1692 || 1704 
|-
|[[Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke|Henry St John]] || 1704 || 1708 
|-
|[[Robert Walpole]] || 1708 || 1710 
|-
|[[George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne|George Granville]] || 1710 || 1712 
|-
|[[Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet|Sir William Wyndham, Bt]] || 1712 || 1713 
|-
|[[Francis Gwyn]] || 1713 || 1714 
|-
|[[William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath|William Pulteney]] || 1714 || 1717 
|-
|[[James Craggs the Younger]] || 1717 || 1718 
|-
|[[Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount Castlecomer|The Viscount Castlecomer]] || 1718 || 1718 
|-
|[[Robert Pringle (politician)|Robert Pringle]] || 1718 || 1718 
|-
|[[George Treby (politician)|George Treby]] || 1718 || 1720 
|-
|[[Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor|Thomas Trevor]] || 1720 || 1724 
|-
|[[Henry Pelham|Hon. Henry Pelham]] || 1724 || 1730 
|-
|[[Sir William Strickland, 4th Baronet|Sir William Strickland, Bt]] || 1730 || 1735 
|-
|[[Sir William Yonge, 4th Baronet|Sir William Yonge, Bt]] || 1735 || 1741 
|-
|[[Thomas Winnington (1696–1746)|Thomas Winnington]] || 1741 || 1746 
|-
|[[Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland|Henry Fox]] || 1746 || 1755 
|-
|[[William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington|The Viscount Barrington]] || 1755 || 1761 
|-
|[[Charles Townshend|Hon. Charles Townshend]] || 1761 || 1762 
|-
|[[Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip|Welbore Ellis]] || 1762 || 1765 
|-
|[[William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington|The Viscount Barrington]] || 1765 || 1778 
|-
|[[Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool|Charles Jenkinson]] || 1778 || 1782 
|-
|[[Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney|Thomas Townshend]] || 1782 || 1782 
|-
|[[Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet|Sir George Yonge, Bt]] || 1782 || 1783 
|-
|[[Richard FitzPatrick]] || 1783 || 1783 
|-
|[[Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet|Sir George Yonge, Bt]] || 1783 || 1794 
|-
|[[William Windham]] || 1794 || 1801 
|-
|[[Charles Philip Yorke]] || 1801 || 1803 
|-
|[[Charles Bathurst|Charles Bragge]] || 1803 || 1804 
|-
|[[William Dundas]] || 1804 || 1806 
|-
|[[Richard FitzPatrick]] || 1806 || 1807 
|-
|[[Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 7th Baronet|Sir James Murray-Pulteney, Bt]] || 1807 || 1809 
|-
|[[Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville|Lord Granville Leveson-Gower]] || 1809 || 1809 
|-
|[[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|The Viscount Palmerston]] || 1809 || 1828 
|-
|[[Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge|Sir Henry Hardinge]] || 1828 || 1830 
|-
|[[Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere|Lord Francis Leveson-Gower]] || 1830 || 1830 
|-
|[[Charles Williams-Wynn (1775–1850)|Charles Williams-Wynn]] || 1830 || 1831 
|-
|[[Henry Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton|Sir Henry Parnell, Bt]] || 1831 || 1832 
|-
|[[John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton|Sir John Hobhouse, Bt]] || 1832 || 1833 
|-
|[[Edward Ellice, Sr.|Edward Ellice]] || 1833 || 1834 
|-
|[[John Charles Herries]] || 1834 || 1835 
|-
|[[Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey|Viscount Howick]] || 1835 || 1839 
|-
|[[Thomas Babington Macaulay]] || 1839 || 1841 
|-
|[[Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge|Sir Henry Hardinge]] || 1841 || 1844 
|-
|[[Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe|Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bt]] || 1844 || 1845 
|-
|[[Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea|Hon. Sidney Herbert]] || 1845 || 1846 
|-
|[[Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie|Hon. Fox Maule]] || 1846 || 1852 
|-
|[[Robert Vernon, 1st Baron Lyveden|Robert Vernon Smith]] || 1852 || 1852 
|-
|[[William Beresford (politician)|William Beresford]] || 1852 || 1852 
|-
|[[Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea|Hon. Sidney Herbert]] || 1852 || 1854 
|}

==Secretaries of State for War and Secretaries at War, 1854–1863==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
! Name !! Entered office !! Left office
|-
|[[Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle|The Duke of Newcastle]] || 1854 || 1855 
|-
|[[Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie|The Lord Panmure]] || 1855 || 1858 
|-
|[[Jonathan Peel]] || 1858 || 1859 
|-
|[[Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea|The Lord Herbert of Lea]] || 1859 || 1861 
|-
|[[Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet|Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt]] || 1861 || 1863 
|}

==References==
((Reflist))

[[Category:Defence ministers of the United Kingdom|War]]
[[Category:Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:History of the British Army]]
[[Category:War Office]]
[[Category:1661 establishments in England]]

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