William Blathwayt

William Blathwayt
Portrait by Michael Dahl
Secretary at War
In office
August 1683 – 1704
MonarchJames II
Preceded byMatthew Locke
Succeeded byGeorge Clarke
Personal details
Born1649
Died16 August 1717 (aged 68)
Alma materBrasenose College, Oxford

William Blathwayt (or Blathwayte) (1649 – 16 August 1717[1]) was an English diplomat, public official and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1685 and 1710. He established the War Office as a department of the British Government and played an important part in administering the English (later British) colonies of North America.

  1. ^ "The History and the State of Jamaica under Lord Vaughan". World Digital Library. Retrieved 19 April 2013.