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List of Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

The office of Lord High Admiral had been created in about 1400 to oversee the Royal Navy. It was one of the Great Officers of State. The office could be exercised by an individual (as was invariably the case until 1628), by the Crown directly (as was the case between 1684 and 1689), or by a Board of Commissioners. After the serving Lord High Admiral, the Duke of York, had been disqualified from the office as a Roman Catholic following the Test Act of 1673, the Board of Commissioners consisted of between twelve and sixteen Privy Councillors, who served without salaries. In 1679 this was changed, and the number of Commissioners was reduced to seven, who were to receive salaries and need not be members of the Privy Council. This remained the case (although the number of Commissioners varied) until the Admiralty became part of the Ministry of Defence in 1964, with the exception of the years 1702 to 1709 and 1827 to 1828, when an individual Lord High Admiral was appointed. During these periods the Council of the Lord High Admiral effectively performed the duties of the Board of Commissioners. The Lords Commissioners could be serving naval officers, called Naval Lords, or Civil Lords. From 1805 the Naval Lords were assigned specific duties; see First Sea Lord, Second Sea Lord, Third Sea Lord, etc.

List of persons executing the office of the Admiralty (incomplete before the Restoration, 1660):

Contents

1661 to 1681

1681 to 1701

1701 to 1721

1721 to 1741

  • 30 September 1721: Commission.
    • Earl of Berkeley , First Lord
    • Sir John Jennings , Naval Lord
    • John Cockburn
    • William Richard Chetwynd
    • Sir John Norris, Naval Lord
    • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
    • Daniel Pulteney
  • 3 June 1725: Commission.
    • Earl of Berkeley , First Lord
    • Sir John Jennings , Naval Lord
    • John Cockburn
    • William Richard Chetwynd
    • Sir John Norris, Naval Lord
    • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
    • Sir George Oxenden
  • 1 June 1727: Commission.
    • Earl of Berkeley , First Lord
    • John Cockburn
    • William Richard Chetwynd
    • Sir John Norris, Naval Lord
    • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
    • Sir George Oxenden
    • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
  • 2 August 1727: Commission.
  • 1 June 1728: Commission.
  • 19 May 1729: Commission.
  • 13 May 1730: Commission.
    • Viscount Torrington , First Lord
    • John Cockburn
    • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
    • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
    • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
    • Sir Thomas Frankland
    • Thomas Winnington
  • 15 June 1732: Commission.
    • Viscount Torrington , First Lord
    • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
    • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
    • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
    • Sir Thomas Frankland
    • Thomas Winnington
    • Thomas Clutterbuck
  • 21 June 1733: Commission.
    • Sir Charles Wager , First Lord
    • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
    • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
    • Sir Thomas Frankland
    • Thomas Winnington
    • Thomas Clutterbuck
    • Lord Harry Powlett , Naval Lord
  • 22 May 1736: Commission.
    • Sir Charles Wager , First Lord
    • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
    • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
    • Sir Thomas Frankland
    • Thomas Clutterbuck
    • Lord Harry Powlett , Naval Lord
    • John Campbell
  • 13 March 1738: Commission.
    • Sir Charles Wager , First Lord
    • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
    • Sir Thomas Frankland
    • Thomas Clutterbuck
    • Lord Harry Powlett , Naval Lord
    • John Campbell
    • Lord Vere Beauclerk , Naval Lord

1741 to 1761

1761 to 1782

1782 to 1801

1801 to 1822

1822 to 1841

1841 to 1861

Source: Office-Holders in Modern Britain IV: Admiralty Officials 1660-1870, online at http://www.british-history.ac.uk

Last updated: 10-18-2005 07:36:39
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