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Under-secretary Of State For The Colonies

1768 : R. Phillipps ''and'' J. Pownall

1772 : W. Knox

1776 : C. D'Oyly

1778 : T. De Grey

1780 : B. Thompson

PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES, 1854-1967

''For earlier office-holders see Under-Secretary Of State For War And The Colonies ''

1855 : J. Ball

1865 : W.E. Forster

1874 : J. Lowther

1882 : A. Ashley

1886 : G.O. Morgan

1946 : I. Thomas

(to 1964)

(to 1964)

(to 1965)

1964 : Lord Taylor (to 1966)

(to 1966)

(to 1967)

''office abolished 1967. Thereafter, see Under-Secretary Of State For Commonwealth Relations

MINISTER OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (1948-1964)

(to 1964)

''Abolished 1964. Thereafter, see Minister Of State For Commonwealth Relations ''

PERMANENT UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES, 1825 AND 1854-1966

1825 : R.W. Hay

1854 : H. Merivale

, later Lord Blachford

1871 : (Sir) R.G.W. Herbert

1892 : Sir R.H. Meade

1897 : (Sir) E. Wingfield

1900 : (Sir) M. Ommanney

1907 : Sir F. Hopwood

1911 : Sir J. Anderson

1916 : Sir G. Fiddes

1921 : Sir J. Masterton-Smith

1925 : Sir S. Wilson

1933 : Sir J. Maffey

1937 : Sir C. Parkinson

1940 : Sir G. Gater

1940 : Sir C. Parkinson

1942 : Sir G. Gater

1947 : Sir T. Lloyd

1956 : Sir J. Macpherson

1959 : Sir H. Poynton