The secretary of state for the colonies or colonial secretary was the Cabinet of the United Kingdom's minister in charge of managing certain parts of the British Empire.
Oliver Stanley inspects the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps at the Imperial Fortress of Bermuda, 30th December, 1944.
1st Marquess Of Downshire
William Legge, Second Earl of Dartmouth, by Nathaniel Hone I, 1777, from the Hood Museum of Art P.960.100
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Joseph Chamberlain
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Joseph Chamberlain was a British statesman who was first a radical Liberal, then a Liberal Unionist after opposing home rule for Ireland, and eventually was a leading imperialist in coalition with the
Secretary of State for the Colonies
…Secretary of State for the Colonies Royal arms of His Majesty's Government Longest serving Joseph Chamberlain 29 June 1895–16 September 1903 Colonial Office Style The Right Honourable Type Secretary of state Member of Cabinet Privy Council Reports to Prime…
Chamberlain's third wife, Mary, by John Singer Sargent, 1902
William Ewart Gladstone, Lord Hartington, and Chamberlain as depicted in Vanity Fair, 6 July 1880
The Gladstone cabinet as depicted in Vanity Fair, 27 November 1883
Joseph Chamberlain and Arthur Balfour by Sydney Prior Hall. In 1892, Chamberlain became leader of the Liberal Unionists in the House of Commons, beginning a fruitful relationship with Conservative leader and future Prime Minister Arthur Balfour (right).