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*Captain Frederick B. P. Seymour, 22 December, 1868.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | *Captain Frederick B. P. Seymour, 22 December, 1868.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*Captain Chandos S. Scudamore-Stanhope, 16 July, 1870.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | *Captain Chandos S. Scudamore-Stanhope, 16 July, 1870.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
| − | *Captain [[George Tryon]], 24 April, 1871.<ref>Tryon Service Record. | + | *Captain [[George Tryon]], 24 April, 1871.<ref>Tryon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 58.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Michael Culme-Seymour]], 6 March, 1874.<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record. | + | *Captain [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Michael Culme-Seymour]], 6 March, 1874.<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/16.}} f. 621?</ref> |
*Captain William Codrington, 10 April, 1876.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 7 April, 1876. Issue '''28597''', col F, p. 5.</ref> | *Captain William Codrington, 10 April, 1876.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 7 April, 1876. Issue '''28597''', col F, p. 5.</ref> | ||
| − | *Captain [[John Ommanney Hopkins|John O. Hopkins]], 21 June, 1881.<ref>Hopkins Service Record. | + | *Captain [[John Ommanney Hopkins|John O. Hopkins]], 21 June, 1881.<ref>Hopkins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 652.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont|Lewis A. Beaumont]], 1 January, 1883.<ref>Beaumont Service Record. | + | *Captain [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont|Lewis A. Beaumont]], 1 January, 1883.<ref>Beaumont Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 88.</ref> |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|The Right Honourable Lord Walter Kerr]], 3 July, 1885.<ref>Kerr Service Record. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|The Right Honourable Lord Walter Kerr]], 3 July, 1885.<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 734.</ref> |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Alfred Taylor Dale|Alfred T. Dale]], 15 November, 1889.<ref>Dale Service Record. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Alfred Taylor Dale|Alfred T. Dale]], 15 November, 1889.<ref>Dale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 291.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Richard Horace Hamond|Richard H. Hamond]], 16 September, 1892.<ref>Hamond Service Record. | + | *Captain [[Richard Horace Hamond|Richard H. Hamond]], 16 September, 1892.<ref>Hamond Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 606?</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Hedworth Meux|The Honourable Hedworth Lambton]], 3 July, 1894.<ref>Meux Service Record. | + | *Captain [[Hedworth Meux|The Honourable Hedworth Lambton]], 3 July, 1894.<ref>Meux Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 774.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|Wilmot H. Fawkes]], 26 April, 1897.<ref> | + | *Captain [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|Wilmot H. Fawkes]], 26 April, 1897.<ref>Fawkes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 449.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Maurice Archibald Bourke|The Honourable Maurice A. Bourke]], 20 November, 1899.<ref> | + | *Captain [[Maurice Archibald Bourke|The Honourable Maurice A. Bourke]], 20 November, 1899.<ref>Bourke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 132.</ref> |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|Wilmot H. Fawkes]], 15 November, 1900.<ref>Fawkes Service Record. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|Wilmot H. Fawkes]], 15 November, 1900.<ref>Fawkes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 449.</ref> |
*Captain [[Hugh Tyrwhitt|The Honourable Hugh Tyrwhitt]], 9 October, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 29 September, 1902. Issue '''36885''', col B, p. 8.</ref> | *Captain [[Hugh Tyrwhitt|The Honourable Hugh Tyrwhitt]], 9 October, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 29 September, 1902. Issue '''36885''', col B, p. 8.</ref> | ||
| − | *Captain [[Hugh Evan-Thomas]], 1 October, 1905.<ref>Evan-Thomas Service Record. | + | *Captain [[Hugh Evan-Thomas]], 1 October, 1905.<ref>Evan-Thomas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 105.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]], 14 December, 1908.<ref> | + | *Captain [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]], 14 December, 1908.<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 83.</ref> |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Ernest C. T. Troubridge]], 25 January, 1910.<ref> | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Ernest C. T. Troubridge]], 25 January, 1910.<ref>Troubridge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 78.</ref> |
==Naval Secretaries== | ==Naval Secretaries== | ||
Revision as of 14:52, 29 August 2013
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
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]
In 1902 the Private Secretary's salary was increased from £500 to £1,000 per annum.[2]
Private Secretaries
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Thomas Brandreth, 9 March, 1867.[3]
- Captain Frederick B. P. Seymour, 22 December, 1868.[4]
- Captain Chandos S. Scudamore-Stanhope, 16 July, 1870.[5]
- Captain George Tryon, 24 April, 1871.[6]
- Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, 6 March, 1874.[7]
- Captain William Codrington, 10 April, 1876.[8]
- Captain John O. Hopkins, 21 June, 1881.[9]
- Captain Lewis A. Beaumont, 1 January, 1883.[10]
- Rear-Admiral The Right Honourable Lord Walter Kerr, 3 July, 1885.[11]
- Rear-Admiral Alfred T. Dale, 15 November, 1889.[12]
- Captain Richard H. Hamond, 16 September, 1892.[13]
- Captain The Honourable Hedworth Lambton, 3 July, 1894.[14]
- Captain Wilmot H. Fawkes, 26 April, 1897.[15]
- Captain The Honourable Maurice A. Bourke, 20 November, 1899.[16]
- Rear-Admiral Wilmot H. Fawkes, 15 November, 1900.[17]
- Captain The Honourable Hugh Tyrwhitt, 9 October, 1902.[18]
- Captain Hugh Evan-Thomas, 1 October, 1905.[19]
- Captain Charles E. Madden, 14 December, 1908.[20]
- Rear-Admiral Ernest C. T. Troubridge, 25 January, 1910.[21]
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral David Beatty, 8 January, 1912.[22]
- Rear-Admiral Dudley R. S. de Chair, 9 January, 1913.[23]
- Rear-Admiral The Honourable Horace L. A. Hood, 1 June, 1914.[24]
- Rear-Admiral Henry F. Oliver, 13 October, 1914.[25]
- Commodore, First Class Charles Bartolomé, 5 November, 1914.[26]
- Rear-Admiral Allan F. Everett, 16 December, 1916.[27]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck, 26 October, 1918.[28]
- Rear-Admiral Hugh D. R. Watson, 3 May, 1921.[29]
- Vice-Admiral Michael H. Hodges, 26 June, 1923.[30]
- Vice-Admiral The Honourable Sir Hubert G. Brand, 16 April, 1925.[31]
- Rear-Admiral Frank Larken, 29 April, 1925.[32]
- Rear-Admiral Eric J. A. Fullerton, 1 April, 1927.[33]
- Rear-Admiral George K. Chetwode, 1 October, 1929.[34]
- Rear-Admiral Sidney J. Meyrick, 11 January, 1932.[35]
- Rear-Admiral Guy C. C. Royle, 17 September, 1934.[36]
- Rear-Admiral William J. Whitworth, 7 June, 1937.[37]
- Rear-Admiral Stuart S. Bonham-Carter, 1 May, 1939.[38]
Footnotes
- ↑ Fisher. Memories. p. 170.
- ↑ Navy Estimates for the Year 1902-1903. p. 154.
- ↑ Sainty. p. 66.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Tryon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 58.
- ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 621?
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 7 April, 1876. Issue 28597, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ Hopkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 652.
- ↑ Beaumont Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 88.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 734.
- ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 291.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 606?
- ↑ Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 774.
- ↑ Fawkes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 449.
- ↑ Bourke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 132.
- ↑ Fawkes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 449.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 29 September, 1902. Issue 36885, col B, p. 8.
- ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 105.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 83.
- ↑ Troubridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 78.
- ↑ "Changes and Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 January, 1912. Issue 39789, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 10 January, 1913. Issue 40105, col G, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 28 May, 1914. Issue 40535, col B, p. 12.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 319.
- ↑ Martin-de-Bartolomé Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 208.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 23 March, 1921. Issue 42676, col D, p. 12.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 250.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 April, 1925. Issue 43937, col E, p. 8.
- ↑ "Flag Appointment" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 1 May, 1925. Issue 43950, col E, p. 16.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 31 March, 1927. Issue 44544, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 September, 1929. Issue 45309, col C, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 30 October, 1931. Issue 45967, col E, p. 22.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 September, 1934. Issue 46861, col C, p. 17.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 June, 1937. Issue 47704, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 May, 1939. Issue 48293, col C, p. 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.
- Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1929). The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. Its Work and Development. B.R. 1845 (late C.B. 3013). Copy at The National Archives. ADM 234/434.
- Sainty, J. C. (1975). Admiralty Officials, 1660-1870. London: The Athlone Press. ISBN 0-485-17144-9.
