 the secretary of state for the southern department was a position in the cabinet of the government of kingdom of great britain up to 1782. before 1782, the responsibilities of the two british secretaries of state were divided not based on the principles of modern ministerial divisions, but geographically. the secretary of state for the southern department, the more senior, was responsible for southern england, wales, ireland, the american colonies (until 1768 when the charge was given to the secretary of state for the colonies), and relations with the roman catholic and muslim states of europe. the more junior secretary of state for the northern department was responsible for northern england, scotland, and relations with the protestant states of northern europe. in 1782, the two secretaries of state were reformed as the secretary of state for the home department and the secretary of state for foreign affairs. ==secretaries of state for the southern department, 1660-1782== *sir edward nicholas: 1 june 1660 - 20 october 1662 *henry bennet, 1st earl of arlington: 20 october 1662 - 11 september 1674 *henry coventry mp: 11 september 1674 - 26 april 1680 *robert spencer, 2nd earl of sunderland: 26 april 1680 - 2 february 1681 *sir leoline jenkins mp till 28th march 1681: 2 february 1681 - 14 april 1684 *robert spencer, 2nd earl of sunderland: 14 april 1684 - 28 october 1688 *charles middleton, 2nd earl of middleton: 28 october - 2 december 1688 *charles talbot, 12th earl of shrewsbury: 14 february 1689 - 2 june 1690 *daniel finch, 2nd earl of nottingham: 2 june 1690 - november 1693 *sir john trenchard mp: november 1693 - 27 april 1695 *charles talbot, duke of shrewsbury: 27 april 1695 - 12 december 1698 *james vernon mp: 12 december 1698 - 14 may 1699 *edward villiers, 1st earl of jersey: 14 may 1699 - 27 june 1700 *james vernon mp: 27 june 1700 - 4 january 1702 *charles montagu, 4th earl of manchester 4 january - 1 may 1702 *daniel finch, 2nd earl of nottingham: 2 may 1702 - 22 april 1704 *sir charles hedges mp: 18 may 1704 - 3 december 1706 *charles spencer, 3rd earl of sunderland: 3 december 1706 - 13 june 1710 *william legge, 1st earl of dartmouth: 15 june 1710 - 6 august 1713 *henry st john, 1st viscount bolingbroke: 17 august 1713 - 31 august 1714 *james stanhope mp: 27 september 1714 - 22 june 1716 *paul methuen mp: 22 june 1
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