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Sir Henry Parnell was the last Treasurer of the Navy
Navy Treasury, Broad Street, where the Treasurer had his official residence and offices from 1664-1789
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. 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 his office was abolished in 1835 when his duties were transferred to the Paymaster General's ' Office.
Treasurers of the Navy: 1546–1835
Included:[4]
Service
Name
Notes
April 1544–October 1544
Vice-Admiral, Sir William Gonson
[5]
October 1544–December 1545
John Wynter
[6]
25 Apr 1546–8 Jul 1549
Robert Legge
8 Jul 1549–18 Nov 1577
Benjamin Gonson [7]
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 [8]
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 )
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, 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
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 .
^ Sainty, J.C. "Navy Treasurer c. 1546-1836 Institute of Historical Research" . www.history.ac.uk . University of London, January 2003.
^ Knighton, C. S.; Loades, D. M. (2011). The Navy of Edward VI and Mary I . Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 570. ISBN 9781409418474 .
^ 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.
^ http://www.history.ac.uk/publications/office/navy
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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