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Captain [[George Fowler King-Hall|George F. King-Hall]], about to pay off ''Narcissus'' at Portsmouth, was visited by Captain [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|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!.'"<ref>Diary entry for 29 May, 1899.</ref> | Captain [[George Fowler King-Hall|George F. King-Hall]], about to pay off ''Narcissus'' at Portsmouth, was visited by Captain [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|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!.'"<ref>Diary entry for 29 May, 1899.</ref> | ||
| − | Fisher described the Naval Secretary's position as | + | 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!"<ref>Fisher. ''Memories''. p. 170.</ref> |
==Private Secretaries== | ==Private Secretaries== | ||
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*Rear-Admiral [[Alfred Taylor Dale|Alfred T. Dale]], September, 1889. | *Rear-Admiral [[Alfred Taylor Dale|Alfred T. Dale]], September, 1889. | ||
*Captain [[Richard Horace Hamond|Richard H. Hamond]], 1892. | *Captain [[Richard Horace Hamond|Richard H. Hamond]], 1892. | ||
| − | *Captain [[Hedworth Meux|The Honourable Hedworth Lambton]], 3 July, 1894.<ref>Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. | + | *Captain [[Hedworth Meux|The Honourable Hedworth Lambton]], 3 July, 1894.<ref>Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 774.</ref> |
*Captain [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|Wilmot H. Fawkes]], 26 April, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 9 April, 1897. Issue '''35173''', col A, pg. 8.</ref> | *Captain [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|Wilmot H. Fawkes]], 26 April, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 9 April, 1897. Issue '''35173''', col A, pg. 8.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Maurice Archibald Bourke|The Honourable Maurice A. Bourke]], 20 November, 1899.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 18 November, 1899. Issue '''35990''', col D, pg. 8.</ref> | *Captain [[Maurice Archibald Bourke|The Honourable Maurice A. Bourke]], 20 November, 1899.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 18 November, 1899. Issue '''35990''', col D, pg. 8.</ref> | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|Wilmot H. Fawkes]], 15 November, 1900.<ref>Fawkes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 449.</ref> | *Rear-Admiral [[Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|Wilmot H. Fawkes]], 15 November, 1900.<ref>Fawkes Service Record. The National Archives. 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, pg. 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, pg. 8.</ref> | ||
| − | *Captain [[Hugh Evan-Thomas]], 1 October, 1905.<ref>Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. | + | *Captain [[Hugh Evan-Thomas]], 1 October, 1905.<ref>Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 105.</ref> |
*Captain [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]], 14 December, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 4 November, 1908. Issue '''38795''', col F, pg. 18.</ref> | *Captain [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]], 14 December, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 4 November, 1908. Issue '''38795''', col F, pg. 18.</ref> | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Ernest C. T. Troubridge]], 25 January, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 12 January, 1910. Issue '''39167''', col B, pg. 6.</ref> | *Rear-Admiral [[Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|Ernest C. T. Troubridge]], 25 January, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 12 January, 1910. Issue '''39167''', col B, pg. 6.</ref> | ||
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*Rear-Admiral [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley R. S. de Chair]], 9 January, 1913.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 10 January, 1913. Issue '''40105''', col G, pg. 11.</ref> | *Rear-Admiral [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley R. S. de Chair]], 9 January, 1913.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 10 January, 1913. Issue '''40105''', col G, pg. 11.</ref> | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|The Honourable Horace L. A. Hood]], 1 June, 1914.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 28 May, 1914. Issue '''40535''', col B, pg. 12.</ref> | *Rear-Admiral [[Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|The Honourable Horace L. A. Hood]], 1 June, 1914.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 28 May, 1914. Issue '''40535''', col B, pg. 12.</ref> | ||
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Henry Francis Oliver|Henry F. Oliver]], 13 October, 1914.<ref>Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Henry Francis Oliver|Henry F. Oliver]], 13 October, 1914.<ref>Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 319.</ref> |
| − | *{{Com1RN}} [[Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé|Charles Bartolomé]], 5 November, 1914.<ref>Martin-de-Bartolomé Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. | + | *{{Com1RN}} [[Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé|Charles Bartolomé]], 5 November, 1914.<ref>Martin-de-Bartolomé Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 208.</ref> |
| − | *Rear-Admiral [[Allan Frederic Everett|Allan F. Everett]], 16 December, 1916.<ref>Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. | + | *Rear-Admiral [[Allan Frederic Everett|Allan F. Everett]], 16 December, 1916.<ref>Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.</ref> |
*Rear-Admiral [[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck]], 26 October, 1918.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 23 March, 1921. Issue '''42676''', col D, pg. 12.</ref> | *Rear-Admiral [[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck]], 26 October, 1918.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 23 March, 1921. Issue '''42676''', col D, pg. 12.</ref> | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|Hugh D. R. Watson]], 3 May, 1921.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | *Rear-Admiral [[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|Hugh D. R. Watson]], 3 May, 1921.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
| − | *Vice-Admiral [[Michael Henry Hodges|Michael H. Hodges]], 26 June, 1923.<ref>Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. | + | *Vice-Admiral [[Michael Henry Hodges|Michael H. Hodges]], 26 June, 1923.<ref>Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 250.</ref> |
*Vice-Admiral [[Hubert George Brand|The Honourable Sir Hubert G. Brand]], 16 April, 1925.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 16 April, 1925. Issue '''43937''', col E, pg. 8.</ref> | *Vice-Admiral [[Hubert George Brand|The Honourable Sir Hubert G. Brand]], 16 April, 1925.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 16 April, 1925. Issue '''43937''', col E, pg. 8.</ref> | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Frank Larken]], 29 April, 1925.<ref>"Flag Appointment" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 1 May, 1925. Issue '''43950''', col E, pg. 16.</ref> | *Rear-Admiral [[Frank Larken]], 29 April, 1925.<ref>"Flag Appointment" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 1 May, 1925. Issue '''43950''', col E, pg. 16.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 6 November 2011
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:
- 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, 1871.
- Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, 1874.
- Captain William Codrington, 10 April, 1876.[6]
- Captain John O. Hopkins, 1881.
- Captain Lewis A. Beaumont, 1 January, 1883.[Inference]
- Rear-Admiral The Right Honourable Lord Walter Kerr, June, 1885.
- Rear-Admiral Alfred T. Dale, September, 1889.
- Captain Richard H. Hamond, 1892.
- Captain The Honourable Hedworth Lambton, 3 July, 1894.[7]
- Captain Wilmot H. Fawkes, 26 April, 1897.[8]
- Captain The Honourable Maurice A. Bourke, 20 November, 1899.[9]
- Rear-Admiral Wilmot H. Fawkes, 15 November, 1900.[10]
- Captain The Honourable Hugh Tyrwhitt, 9 October, 1902.[11]
- Captain Hugh Evan-Thomas, 1 October, 1905.[12]
- Captain Charles E. Madden, 14 December, 1908.[13]
- Rear-Admiral Ernest C. T. Troubridge, 25 January, 1910.[14]
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral David Beatty, 8 January, 1912.[15]
- Rear-Admiral Dudley R. S. de Chair, 9 January, 1913.[16]
- Rear-Admiral The Honourable Horace L. A. Hood, 1 June, 1914.[17]
- Rear-Admiral Henry F. Oliver, 13 October, 1914.[18]
- Commodore, First Class Charles Bartolomé, 5 November, 1914.[19]
- Rear-Admiral Allan F. Everett, 16 December, 1916.[20]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck, 26 October, 1918.[21]
- Rear-Admiral Hugh D. R. Watson, 3 May, 1921.[22]
- Vice-Admiral Michael H. Hodges, 26 June, 1923.[23]
- Vice-Admiral The Honourable Sir Hubert G. Brand, 16 April, 1925.[24]
- Rear-Admiral Frank Larken, 29 April, 1925.[25]
- Rear-Admiral Eric J. A. Fullerton, 1 April, 1927.[26]
- Rear-Admiral George K. Chetwode, 1 October, 1929.[27]
- Rear-Admiral Sidney J. Meyrick, 11 January, 1932.[28]
- Rear-Admiral Guy C. C. Royle, 17 September, 1934.[29]
- Rear-Admiral William J. Whitworth, 7 June, 1937.[30]
- Rear-Admiral Stuart S. Bonham-Carter, 1 May, 1939.[31]
Footnotes
- ↑ Diary entry for 29 May, 1899.
- ↑ Fisher. Memories. p. 170.
- ↑ Sainty. p. 66.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 7 April, 1876. Issue 28597, col F, pg. 5.
- ↑ Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 774.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 April, 1897. Issue 35173, col A, pg. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 18 November, 1899. Issue 35990, col D, pg. 8.
- ↑ 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, pg. 8.
- ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 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. 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, pg. 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, 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.
- Sainty, J. C. (1975). Admiralty Officials, 1660-1870. London: The Athlone Press. ISBN 0-485-17144-9.
