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What government office did Thomas Babington Macaulay hold in Lord Melbourne’s Cabinet?
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay, detail of an oil painting by J. Partridge, 1840; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
During the second ministry of Lord Melbourne, Thomas Babington Macaulay served as the Secretary at War. He held this cabinet position from 1839 to 1841.