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*Hamilton, C. I. (2003).  "Expanding Naval Powers: Admiralty Private Secretaries and Private Offices, 1800-1945".  ''War in History'' '''10''' (2): pp. 125–156.
 
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*Sainty, J. C. (1975).  ''Admiralty Officials, 1660-1870''.  London: The Athlone Press.  ISBN 0-485-17144-9.
 
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Revision as of 12:36, 10 January 2012

The Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty, before 1912 the Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty, was the Royal Navy officer responsible to the First Lord of the Admiralty who assisted the political head of the Navy on senior appointments.

History

Captain George F. King-Hall, about to pay off Narcissus at Portsmouth, was visited by Captain Wilmot H. Fawkes (Private Secretary, 1897-1899, 1900-1902), and noted in his diary: "Yesterday evening Fawkes came on board and remained a long time, talking over every one and the many appointments becoming vacant - the unsuitableness of some men, by reason of their wives. He asked my opinion on many of the men and on asking me who I thought was the best man for Britannia, I was strongly tempted to say 'I am the man!.'"[1]

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!"[2]

Private Secretaries

Dates of appointment given:

Naval Secretaries

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. Diary entry for 29 May, 1899.
  2. Fisher. Memories. p. 170.
  3. Sainty. p. 66.
  4. Ibid.
  5. Ibid.
  6. Tryon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 58.
  7. Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 621?
  8. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 7 April, 1876. Issue 28597, col F, pg. 5.
  9. Hopkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 652.
  10. Beaumont Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 88.
  11. Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 734.
  12. Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 291.
  13. Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 606?
  14. Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 774.
  15. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 April, 1897. Issue 35173, col A, pg. 8.
  16. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 18 November, 1899. Issue 35990, col D, pg. 8.
  17. Fawkes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 449.
  18. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 29 September, 1902. Issue 36885, col B, pg. 8.
  19. Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 105.
  20. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 4 November, 1908. Issue 38795, col F, pg. 18.
  21. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 12 January, 1910. Issue 39167, col B, pg. 6.
  22. "Changes and Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 January, 1912. Issue 39789, col B, pg. 10.
  23. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 10 January, 1913. Issue 40105, col G, pg. 11.
  24. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 28 May, 1914. Issue 40535, col B, pg. 12.
  25. Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 319.
  26. Martin-de-Bartolomé Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 208.
  27. Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  28. "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 23 March, 1921. Issue 42676, col D, pg. 12.
  29. Ibid.
  30. Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 250.
  31. "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 April, 1925. Issue 43937, col E, pg. 8.
  32. "Flag Appointment" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 1 May, 1925. Issue 43950, col E, pg. 16.
  33. "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 31 March, 1927. Issue 44544, col E, pg. 7.
  34. "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 September, 1929. Issue 45309, col C, pg. 7.
  35. "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 30 October, 1931. Issue 45967, col E, pg. 22.
  36. "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 September, 1934. Issue 46861, col C, pg. 17.
  37. "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 June, 1937. Issue 47704, col E, pg. 10.
  38. "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 May, 1939. Issue 48293, col C, pg. 8.

Bibliography

  • Hamilton, C. I. (2003). "Expanding Naval Powers: Admiralty Private Secretaries and Private Offices, 1800-1945". War in History 10 (2): pp. 125–156.
  • Template:BibUKNavalStaff
  • Sainty, J. C. (1975). Admiralty Officials, 1660-1870. London: The Athlone Press. ISBN 0-485-17144-9.