Treasurer of the Navy
| Office of the Treasurer of the Navy | |
|---|---|
 Navy Board Flag | |
| Department of the Admiralty | |
| Member of | Navy Board (1546-1832) |
| Reports to | First lord of the Admiralty |
| Nominator | First lord of the Admiralty |
| Appointer | Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council |
| Term length | Not fixed (typically 3–7 years) |
| Inaugural holder | William Gonson |
| Formation | 1524-1836 |
Sir Henry Parnell was the last Treasurer of the Navy
The Treasurer of the Navy [1] originally called Treasurer of Marine Causes [2] also originally called Paymaster of the Navy [3] was a civilian officer of the Royal Navy, he was one of the Principal Commissioners of the Navy Board responsible for Naval Finance [4] from 1524 to 1832. The treasurer was based at the Navy Pay Office.
Contents
1 History
2 Treasurers of the Navy: 1524–1835
3 Departments and offices under Treasurer
4 References
5 Sources
6 External links
History
Originally established in 1524 the first post holder was William Gonson he held the office for twenty years until 1544.[5] Although a member of the board his office was semi-autonomous. The office-holder was responsible for the direction and control of Naval Finance of the Royal Navy. The office was a political appointment, and frequently was held by up-and-coming young politicians who would later go on to hold more important positions. Before 1832 all accounts were dealt with by a number of different offices and officials. The Treasurer of the Navy originated during the reign of Henry VIII. He was the senior member of the Navy Board responsible for all Navy accounts, he gradually withdrew during the seventeenth century from the Board's day-to-day affairs and his office, and the Navy Pay Office, came to be regarded as entirely separate from the Navy Office. The Treasurer of the Navy survived the re-organisational changes of 1832, but his office was abolished in 1835 when his duties were transferred to the Paymaster General's' Office.
Included:[6]
| Service | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1524–October 1544 | Vice-Admiral, Sir William Gonson | [7][8] |
| October 1544–December 1545 | John Wynter | [9] |
| 25 Apr 1546–8 Jul 1549 | Robert Legge | |
| 8 Jul 1549–18 Nov 1577 | Benjamin Gonson[10] | |
| 18 Nov 1577–26 Nov 1577 | Benjamin Gonson and John Hawkins | |
| 26 Nov 1577–12 Nov 1595 | John Hawkins | Knighted 26 July 1588 |
| 22 Dec 1598–26 Apr 1604 | Fulk Greville [11] | |
| 26 Apr 1604–11 May 1618 | Sir Robert Mansell | |
| 11 May 1618–5 Apr 1627 | Sir William Russell | created baronet 12 March 1627 |
| 5 Apr 1627–21 Jan 1630 | Sackville Crowe | created baronet 8 July 1627 |
| 1630–1639 | Sir William Russell | |
| 1639-1642 | Sir William Russell and Henry Vane | |
| 1642-1646 | Sir William Russell and Sir John Penington (Royalist) | |
| 1646-1654 | Sir William Russell (Royalist) | |
| 1645-1650 | Sir Henry Vane (Parliamentary) | |
| 1651-1660 | Richard Hutchinson (Parliamentary) | |
| 1660-1667 | Sir George Carteret | |
| 1667-1668 | Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey | |
| 1668-1671 | Sir Thomas Osborne and Sir Thomas de Littelton, Bt | |
| 1671-1673 | Sir Thomas Osborne | |
| 1673-1681 | Edward Seymour | |
| 1681-1689 | Anthony Carey, 5th Viscount Falkland | |
| 1689-1699 | Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford | |
| 1699-1710 | Sir Thomas de Littleton | |
| 1710-1711 | Robert Walpole | |
| 1711-1714 | Charles Caesar | |
| 1714-1718 | John Aislabie | |
| 1718-1720 | Richard Hampden | |
| 1720-1724 | George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington | |
| 1724-1734 | Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington | |
| 1734-1742 | Arthur Onslow | |
| 1742 | Thomas Clutterbuck | |
| 1742-1743 | Sir Charles Wager | |
| 1743-1744 | Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet | |
| 1744-1749 | George Bubb Dodington | |
| 1749-1754 | Henry Legge | |
| 1754-1756 | George Grenville | |
| 1756 | George Bubb Dodington | |
| 1756-1762 | George Grenville | |
| 1762-1765 | William Wildman Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington | |
| 1765-1770 | Richard Howe, 4th Viscount Howe | |
| 1770-1777 | Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bt | |
| 1777-1782 | Welbore Ellis | |
| 1782 | Isaac Barré | |
| 1782-1783 | Henry Dundas | |
| 1783-1784 | Charles Townshend | |
| 1784-1800 | Henry Dundas | Except 1 January 1786 - 18 August 1802 |
| 1800-1801 | Dudley Ryder | |
| 1801-1803 | Charles Bragge | |
| 1803-1804 | George Tierney | |
| 1804-1806 | George Canning | |
| 1806-1807 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan | |
| 1807-1818 | George Rose | |
| 1818-1823 | Frederick John Robinson | |
| 1823-1827 | William Huskisson | |
| 1827-1828 | Charles Grant | |
| 1828-1830 | William Vesey Fitzgerald | |
| 1830 | Thomas Frankland Lewis | |
| 1830-1834 | Charles Poulett Thomson | |
| 1834-1835 | William Lowther, Viscount Lowther | |
| 1835-1836 | Sir Henry Parnell |
Departments and offices under Treasurer
Included:
Navy Pay Office (1546-1832) This was in effect the larger part of the Treasurer of the Navy’s Department. [13]
Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy (1829-1832)
References
^ Mackenzie, Sir George (1 January 1821). "The Royal naval and military calendar: and national record for 1821". Google Books. Printed for the author. Retrieved 28 February 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Knighton, C. S.; Loades, David (2016). Elizabethan Naval Administration. Routledge. p. 5. ISBN 9781317145035.
^ Knighton, C. S.; Loades, D. M. (2011). The Navy of Edward VI and Mary I. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 570. ISBN 9781409418474.
^ Archives, The National. "Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Treasurer's Out-Letters". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1807-1830, ADM 15. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^ 1899-1995., Miller, Helen Hill, (1985). Captains from Devon : the great Elizabethan seafarers who won the oceans for England. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. p. 33. ISBN 9780912697277.
^ Sainty, J.C. "Navy Treasurer c. 1546-1836 Institute of Historical Research". www.history.ac.uk. University of London, January 2003.
^ Knighton, C. S.; Loades, D. M. (2011). The Navy of Edward VI and Mary I. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 570. ISBN 9781409418474.
^ Miller, Helen Hill (1985). Captains from Devon : the great Elizabethan seafarers who won the oceans for England. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. p. 33. ISBN 9780912697277.
^ Knighton, C. S.; Loades, D. M. (2011). The Navy of Edward VI and Mary I. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 570. ISBN 9781409418474.
^ Bennell, John (2004). "Gonson, William (d. 1544)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47400. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Greville, Fulke (GRVL568F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ http://www.history.ac.uk/publications/office/navy
^ Cock, Randolph; Rodger, N. A. M. "A Guide to the Naval Records in the National Archives" (PDF). humanities.exeter.ac.uk. University of London. p. 221. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
Sources
- Sainty, J. C. (2003), A provisional list: Navy Treasurer c. 1546-1836, The Institute of Historical Research (IHR), School of Advanced Study at the University of London
External links
- Office-Holders: Navy Treasurer
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