Civilian officer of the Royal Navy
Sir Henry Parnell was the last Treasurer of the Navy The Treasurer of the Navy ,[1] originally called Treasurer of Marine Causes [2] or Paymaster of the Navy ,[3] was a civilian officer of the Royal Navy , 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 .
History [ edit ] Originally established in 1524, the first holder of the post 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 the 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 the office was abolished in 1835 and its duties were transferred to the Paymaster General's ' Office.
Treasurers of the Navy 1524–1836 [ edit ] Notable holders of this post included:[6]
Service Name Notes 1524–October 1544 Vice-Admiral, Sir William Gonson [7] [8] October 1544–December 1545 Captain John Wynter merchant and sea-captain of Bristol[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 ) 1648–1650 Richard Fanshawe (Royalist) 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, 3rd 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 [ edit ] Included:
References [ edit ] ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ "Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Treasurer's Out-Letters" . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk . National Archives, 1807–1830, ADM 15. Retrieved 28 February 2017 . ^ Hill Miller, Helen (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. (January 2003). "Navy Treasurer c. 1546–1836" . www.history.ac.uk . Institute of Historical Research, University of London. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. ^ 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, North Carolina: 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. ^ 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 [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Principal officers Lieutenant of the Admiralty , (1546-1564) Treasurer of Marine Causes , (1546-1564) Comptroller of the Navy , (1546-1660) Surveyor of the Navy , (1546-1832) Clerk of the Navy , (1546-1660) Master of Naval Ordnance , (1546-1589) Keeper of the Storehouses , (1546-1560) Surveyor of Marine Victuals , (1550-1679) Treasurer of the Navy and Senior Commissioner , (1564-1660) Comptroller of the Navy and Chairman of the Board , (1660-1832) Treasurer of the Navy , (1660-1832) Clerk of the Acts , (1660-1796) Controller of Treasurer Accounts , (1667-1796) Controller of Victualling Accounts , (1667-1796) Controller of Storekeepers Accounts , (1671-1796) Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services , (1800-1832) Commissioners for Current Business , (1686-1688) Commissioners for Old Accounts , 1686-1688) Commissioners for Examining Accounts (Incurred) , (1688-1689) Deputy Comptroller of the Navy , (1793-1813), (1829-1832) Pay Commissioner , (1796-1814) Civil Architect and Engineer of the Navy , (1808-1812) Surveyor of Buildings , (1813-1832) Surveyor of Dockyards , (1813-1832) Accountant-General of the Navy , (1829-32) Superintendent of Transport , (1829-1831) Storekeeper-General of the Navy , (1829-32) Subsidiary boards Resident Commissioners of the navy home yards Resident Commissioner, Chatham Dockyard , (1631-1829) Resident Commissioner, Portsmouth Dockyard , (1649-1829) Resident Commissioner, Woolwich Dockyard ,(1688-1828) Resident Commissioner, Plymouth Dockyard , (1691-1822) Resident Commissioner, Deptford Dockyard , (1714-1823) Resident Commissioner, Sheerness Dockyard , (1793-1822) Resident Commissioner, Devonport Dockyard , (1823-1832) Resident Commissioners of the navy overseas yards Resident Commissioner, Jamaica Yard , (1675-1832) Resident Commissioner, Cadiz Yard, (1694) Resident Commissioner, Bombay Yard Resident Commissioner, Kinsale Yard , (1694-1713) Resident Commissioner, Gibraltar Yard , (1704-1832) Resident Commissioner, Antigua Yard , (1707-1832) Resident Commissioner, Ascension Yard , (1728-1832) Resident Commissioner, Port Mahon Yard , (1742-1763) Resident Commissioner, Halifax Yard , (1759-1832) Resident Commissioner, Barbados Yard , (1779-1783, 1810) Resident Commissioner, Kingston Yard , (1783-1832) Resident Commissioner, Ajaccio Yard , (1794-1799) Resident Commissioner, Bermuda Dockyard , (1795-1832) Resident Commissioner, Amherstburg Yard , (1796-1813) Resident Commissioner, Quebec Yard , (1804-1826) Resident Commissioner, Malta Dockyard , (1805-1832) Resident Commissioner, Madras Yard , (1808-1817) Resident Commissioner, Cape of Good Hope Yard , (1808-1822) Resident Commissioner, Bombay Dockyard , (1808-1816) Resident Commissioner, Trincomalee Dockyard , (1810-1832) Offices under the principal officers