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[[File:Navy pay office Broad Street London 1816.jpg|thumbnail|Navy Treasury, Broad Street, where the Treasurer had his official residence and offices from 1664-1789]] |
[[File:Navy pay office Broad Street London 1816.jpg|thumbnail|Navy Treasury, Broad Street, where the Treasurer had his official residence and offices from 1664-1789]] |
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The '''Treasurer of the Navy''' <ref>{{cite web|last1=Mackenzie|first1=Sir George|title=The Royal naval and military calendar: and national record for 1821|url=https://books.google.lk/books?id=kblLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA305&lpg=PA305&dq=Treasurer++of+the+Navy+Royal+navy&source=bl&ots=Yt3KmA5chx&sig=NLcNWhen7bUFkUOEQYOCb4uszZg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwji2t2wibLSAhXFj5QKHW9FB7YQ6AEIMzAF#v=onepage&q=Treasurer%20%20of%20the%20Navy%20Royal%20navy&f=false|website=Google Books|publisher=Printed for the author|accessdate=28 February 2017|language=en|date=1 January 1821}}</ref> originally called '''Treasurer of Marine Causes''' was a civilian officer of the [[Royal Navy]], he was one of the Principle Commissioners of the [[Navy Board]] <ref>{{cite web|last1=Archives|first1=The National|title=Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Treasurer's Out-Letters|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1724|website=discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk|publisher=National Archives, 1807-1830, ADM 15|accessdate=28 February 2017}}</ref> from 1546 to 1832 |
The '''Treasurer of the Navy''' <ref>{{cite web|last1=Mackenzie|first1=Sir George|title=The Royal naval and military calendar: and national record for 1821|url=https://books.google.lk/books?id=kblLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA305&lpg=PA305&dq=Treasurer++of+the+Navy+Royal+navy&source=bl&ots=Yt3KmA5chx&sig=NLcNWhen7bUFkUOEQYOCb4uszZg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwji2t2wibLSAhXFj5QKHW9FB7YQ6AEIMzAF#v=onepage&q=Treasurer%20%20of%20the%20Navy%20Royal%20navy&f=false|website=Google Books|publisher=Printed for the author|accessdate=28 February 2017|language=en|date=1 January 1821}}</ref> originally called '''Treasurer of Marine Causes''' <ref>{{cite book|last1=Knighton|first1=C. S.|last2=Loades|first2=David|title=Elizabethan Naval Administration|date=2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317145035|page=5|url=https://books.google.lk/books?id=K50WDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA516&lpg=PA516&dq=Treasurer+of+Marine+Causes&source=bl&ots=K4QPbKSlLM&sig=6xULbugT-o0pVbYeTeis7d6nyFM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-mOO10ajUAhUPUI8KHZEhDc0Q6AEIRTAG#v=onepage&q=Treasurer%20of%20Marine%20Causes&f=false|language=en}}</ref> was a civilian officer of the [[Royal Navy]], he was one of the Principle Commissioners of the [[Navy Board]] responsible for Naval Finance <ref>{{cite web|last1=Archives|first1=The National|title=Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Treasurer's Out-Letters|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1724|website=discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk|publisher=National Archives, 1807-1830, ADM 15|accessdate=28 February 2017}}</ref> from 1546 to 1832. |
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==History== |
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Although a member of the board his office was semi-autonomous. The office-holder was responsible for the direction and control of Naval 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. The post was abolished in 1836 following the abolition of Navy Board and its functions incorporated into those of the [[Paymaster-General]] now under the [[Board of Admiralty]].<ref>http://www.history.ac.uk/publications/office/navy</ref> |
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==Treasurers of the Navy: 1546–1835== |
==Treasurers of the Navy: 1546–1835== |
Revision as of 06:56, 6 June 2017
Office of the Treasurer of the Navy | |
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Department of the Admiralty | |
Member of | Navy Board (1546-1832) |
Reports to | First lord of the Admiralty |
Nominator | First lord of the Admiralty |
Appointer | Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council |
Term length | Not fixed (typically 3–7 years) |
Inaugural holder | Robert Legge |
Formation | 1546-1836 |
The Treasurer of the Navy [1] originally called Treasurer of Marine Causes [2] was a civilian officer of the Royal Navy, he was one of the Principle Commissioners of the Navy Board responsible for Naval Finance [3] from 1546 to 1832.
History
Although a member of the board his office was semi-autonomous. The office-holder was responsible for the direction and control of Naval 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. The post was abolished in 1836 following the abolition of Navy Board and its functions incorporated into those of the Paymaster-General now under the Board of Admiralty.[4]
Included:[5]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Archives, The National. "Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Treasurer's Out-Letters". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1807-1830, ADM 15. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ http://www.history.ac.uk/publications/office/navy
- ^ Sainty, J.C. "Navy Treasurer c. 1546-1836 Institute of Historical Research". www.history.ac.uk. University of London, January 2003.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.history.ac.uk/publications/office/navy