List of Treasurers of the British Navy
The office of Treasurer of the Navy (German: Treasurer of the Royal Navy ) was awarded in the period from 1546 to 1836. During the civil war the post was occupied by both royalists and parliamentarians. As a rule, it was given to rising politicians, especially in recent years. With the introduction of the Paymaster General , the post was transferred to this position.
| Period | person | comment |
|---|---|---|
| April 24, 1546 to July 8, 1549 | Robert Legge | |
| July 8, 1549 to November 18, 1577 | Benjamin Gonson | |
| November 18, 1577 to November 26, 1577 | Benjamin Gonson and John Hawkins | |
| November 26, 1577 to November 12, 1595 | John Hawkins | After the death of Benjamin Gonson he continued to run the office alone until his death. |
| November 12, 1595 to December 22, 1598 | vacant | |
| December 22, 1598 to April 26, 1604 | Fulk Greville | |
| April 26, 1604 to May 11, 1618 | Robert Mansell | |
| May 11, 1618 to April 5, 1627 | William Russell | |
| April 5, 1627 to January 21, 1630 | Sackville Crowe | |
| January 21, 1630 to January 12, 1639 | William Russell | 2. Term of office that he held alone |
| January 12, 1639 to January 10, 1642 | William Russell and Henry Vane | |
| January 10, 1642 to September 1646 | William Russell and John Penington | You were on the side of the royalists during the Civil War |
| September 1646 to February 1654 | William Russell | Last term |
| May 13, 1645 to December 31, 1650 | Henry Vane | He filled this office on behalf of the parliamentarians |
| January 1, 1651 to July 7, 1660 | Richard Huchtinson | |
| July 1, 1660 to June 29, 1667 | George Carteret | He was appointed from exile by Charles II . |
| July 2, 1667 to November 2, 1668 | Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey | |
| November 4, 1668 to October 3, 1671 | Thomas Osborne and Thomas Littelton | |
| October 3, 1671 to July 12, 1673 | Thomas Osborne | |
| July 5, 1673 to June 13, 1681 | Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet of Berry Pomeroy | |
| June 13, 1681 to April 4, 1689 | Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falklands | |
| April 4, 1689 to June 20, 1699 | Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford | |
| June 20, 1699 to January 1, 1710 | Thomas Littelton | |
| January 21, 1710 to June 8, 1711 | Robert Walpole | |
| June 8, 1711 to October 5, 1714 | Charles Caeser | |
| October 5, 1714 to March 20, 1718 | John Aislabie | |
| March 20, 1718 to October 24, 1720 | Richard Hampden | |
| October 24, 1720 to April 18, 1724 | George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington | |
| April 18, 1724 to April 20, 1734 | Pattee Byng | |
| April 20, 1734 to May 12, 1742 | Arthur Onslow | |
| May 12, 1742 to November 23, 1742 | Thomas Clutterbuck | |
| November 23, 1742 to May 24, 1743 | Charles Wager | |
| December 24, 1743 to December 29, 1744 | John Rushout | |
| December 29, 1744 to May 3, 1749 | George Dodington | |
| May 3, 1749 to April 4, 1754 | Henry Bilson-Legge | |
| April 4, 1754 to January 13, 1756 | George Grenville | |
| January 13, 1756 to November 25, 1756 | George Dodington | 2. Term of office |
| November 25, 1756 to June 2, 1762 | George Grenville | 2. Term of office |
| June 2, 1762 to August 9, 1765 | William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington | |
| August 9, 1765 to March 19, 1770 | Richard Howe | |
| March 19, 1770 to January 11, 1777 | Gilbert Elliot | |
| June 12, 1777 to April 10, 1782 | Welbore Ellis | |
| April 10, 1782 to August 19, 1782 | Isaac Barré | |
| August 19, 1782 to April 11, 1783 | Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville | |
| April 11, 1783 to January 5, 1784 | Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning | |
| January 5, 1784 to June 2, 1800 | Henry Dundas | 2. Term of office |
| June 2, 1800 to November 21, 1801 | Dudley Ryder | |
| November 21, 1801 to June 3, 1803 | Charles Bathurst | |
| June 3, 1803 to May 29, 1804 | George Tierney | |
| May 29, 1804 to February 22, 1806 | George Canning | |
| February 22, 1806 to April 15, 1807 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan | |
| April 15, 1807 to January 13, 1818 | George Rose | |
| February 12, 1818 to February 8, 1823 | Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich | |
| February 8, 1823 to September 10, 1827 | William Huskisson | |
| September 10, 1827 to July 15, 1828 | Charles Grant | |
| July 15, 1828 to February 25, 1830 | William Fitzgerald Vesey | |
| February 25, 1830 to December 11, 1830 | Thomas Frankland Lewis | |
| December 11, 1830 to December 27, 1834 | Charles Poulett Thomson | |
| December 27, 1834 to April 22, 1835 | William Lowther | |
| April 22, 1835 to December 1, 1835 | Henry Parnell | The office was transferred to the newly created Paymaster General office . |