Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
From The Dreadnought Project
Fisher described the Naval Secretary's position as, "an ideal arrangement. He has the power, he pulls the strings, he has no position, he causes no jealousy, he talks to all the Lords as their servant, and he manipulates them all and oils the machine for his special master, the First Lord, to perpetrate a job when necessary!"[1]
Private Secretaries
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Thomas Brandreth, 1867.
- Captain Frederick B. P. Seymour, 1868.
- Captain Chandos S. Stanhope, 1870.
- Captain George Tryon, 1871.
- Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, 1874.
- Captain John O. Hopkins, 1881.
- Rear-Admiral The Right Honourable Lord Walter Kerr, 1885.
- Captain The Honourable Hedworth Lambton, 3 July, 1894.[2]
- Captain The Honourable Maurice A. Bourke, ?.
- Rear-Admiral Wilmot H. Fawkes, ?.
- Captain The Honourable Hugh Tyrwhitt, 1902.
- Captain Hugh Evan-Thomas, 1 October, 1905.[3]
- Captain Charles E. Madden, 14 December, 1908.[4]
- Rear-Admiral Ernest C. T. Troubridge, 25 January, 1910.[5]
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral David Beatty, 8 January, 1912.[6]
- Rear-Admiral Dudley R. S. de Chair, 9 January, 1913.[7]
- Rear-Admiral The Honourable Horace L. A. Hood, 1 June, 1914.[8]
- Rear-Admiral Henry F. Oliver, 13 October, 1914.[9]
- Commodore, First Class Charles Bartolomé, 5 November, 1914.[10]
- Rear-Admiral Allan F. Everett, 16 December, 1916.[11]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck, 26 October, 1918.[12]
- Rear-Admiral Hugh D. R. Watson, 3 May, 1921.[13]
- Vice-Admiral Michael H. Hodges, 26 June, 1923.[14]
- Vice-Admiral The Honourable Sir Hubert G. Brand, 16 April, 1925.[15]
- Rear-Admiral Frank Larken, 29 April, 1925.[16]
- Rear-Admiral Eric J. A. Fullerton, 1 April, 1927.[17]
- Rear-Admiral George K. Chetwode, 1 October, 1929.[18]
- Rear-Admiral Sidney J. Meyrick, 11 January, 1932.[19]
- Rear-Admiral Guy C. C. Royle, 17 September, 1934.[20]
- Rear-Admiral William J. Whitworth, 7 June, 1937.[21]
- Rear-Admiral Stuart S. Bonham-Carter, 1 May, 1939.[22]
Footnotes
- ↑ Fisher. Memories. p. 170.
- ↑ Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 774.
- ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 105.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 4 November, 1908. Issue 38795, col F, pg. 18.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 12 January, 1910. Issue 39167, col B, pg. 6.
- ↑ "Changes and Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 January, 1912. Issue 39789, col B, pg. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 10 January, 1913. Issue 40105, col G, pg. 11.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 28 May, 1914. Issue 40535, col B, pg. 12.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 319.
- ↑ Martin-de-Bartolomé Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 208.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 23.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 23 March, 1921. Issue 42676, col D, pg. 12.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 250.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 April, 1925. Issue 43937, col E, pg. 8.
- ↑ "Flag Appointment" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 1 May, 1925. Issue 43950, col E, pg. 16.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 31 March, 1927. Issue 44544, col E, pg. 7.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 September, 1929. Issue 45309, col C, pg. 7.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 30 October, 1931. Issue 45967, col E, pg. 22.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 September, 1934. Issue 46861, col C, pg. 17.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 June, 1937. Issue 47704, col E, pg. 10.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 May, 1939. Issue 48293, col C, pg. 8.
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKNavalStaff
- Hamilton, C. I. (2003). "Expanding Naval Powers: Admiralty Private Secretaries and Private Offices, 1800-1945". War in History 10 (2): pp. 125–156.