Southern Department (Great Britain)
Former British government department (1660–1782) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Southern Department was a department of the government of the Kingdom of England and later the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1660 until 1782 when its functions (and the functions of the Northern Department) were reorganised into the new Home Office and Foreign Office.[1] The department was tasked with home affairs, foreign affairs in parts of Southern Europe, and with governing the English and later British colonies, among other matters.
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Formed | 1660 |
Dissolved | 1782 |
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Jurisdiction | Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Great Britain |
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