Difference between revisions of "Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty"
From The Dreadnought Project
Simon Harley (Talk | contribs) (→Secretaries) |
Simon Harley (Talk | contribs) (→Duties) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''Permanent Secretary''' to the [[Board of Admiralty]] (widely referred to as the "Secretary of the Admiralty") was the senior civil servant at the Admiralty, the department of state responsible for the administration of the [[Royal Navy]]. He was the head of the department's permanent staff. Although not a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, he functioned as a member of the Board, and attended all its meetings. | The '''Permanent Secretary''' to the [[Board of Admiralty]] (widely referred to as the "Secretary of the Admiralty") was the senior civil servant at the Admiralty, the department of state responsible for the administration of the [[Royal Navy]]. He was the head of the department's permanent staff. Although not a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, he functioned as a member of the Board, and attended all its meetings. | ||
| − | == | + | ==History== |
| + | The position was replaced by that of Naval Secretary to the Board of Admiralty in 1877,<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. p. 13.</ref> with which it had run parallel to since 1872, but was re-established by [[Order in Council of 10 March, 1882|Order in Council]] in 1882.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. p. 22.</ref> | ||
==Secretaries== | ==Secretaries== | ||
Revision as of 14:16, 18 January 2012
The Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty (widely referred to as the "Secretary of the Admiralty") was the senior civil servant at the Admiralty, the department of state responsible for the administration of the Royal Navy. He was the head of the department's permanent staff. Although not a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, he functioned as a member of the Board, and attended all its meetings.
Contents
History
The position was replaced by that of Naval Secretary to the Board of Admiralty in 1877,[1] with which it had run parallel to since 1872, but was re-established by Order in Council in 1882.[2]
Secretaries
- Sir Evan MacGregor, 2 April, 1884.[3]
- Sir C. Inigo Thomas, 1 April, 1907.[4]
- Sir W. Graham Greene, 2 October, 1911.[5]
- Sir Oswyn A. R. Murray, 7 August, 1917.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 13.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 22.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. [Naval Staff.] p. 120.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 81.
Bibliography
