Second Secretary to the Admiralty
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The office of Second Secretary to the Admiralty was a former government position in the Admiralty
of Great Britain
and later of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
. Assistants to the Secretary of the Admiralty (later called the First Secretary) were initially only intermittently appointed, being sometimes designated "joint secretary" and sometimes "deputy secretary". Appointments became regular from 1756, and the title of the office was established as "Second Secretary" on 13 January 1783. In the nineteenth century, it increasingly became the case that the First Scretary of the Admiralty was a member of the Government, while the Second Secretary was a civil servant, and the titles of the offices were changed to reflect this in 1871, the First Secretary becoming the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty and the Second Secretary the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty.
In 1871 the office was renamed Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty.
Permanent Secretaries:
7 May 1857 William Romaine
19 June1869 Vernon Lushington, (Admiral Robert Hall performed duties from Lushington's retirement June 1877 until Tryon's appointment.)
13 June 1882 George Tryon
2 April 1884 Sir Evan Macgregor
9 May 1907 Sir Inigo Thomas
Admiralty
The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England, and later in the United Kingdom, responsible for the command of the Royal Navy...
of Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and later of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
. Assistants to the Secretary of the Admiralty (later called the First Secretary) were initially only intermittently appointed, being sometimes designated "joint secretary" and sometimes "deputy secretary". Appointments became regular from 1756, and the title of the office was established as "Second Secretary" on 13 January 1783. In the nineteenth century, it increasingly became the case that the First Scretary of the Admiralty was a member of the Government, while the Second Secretary was a civil servant, and the titles of the offices were changed to reflect this in 1871, the First Secretary becoming the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty and the Second Secretary the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty.
Office-holders, 1702–1871
- 20 May 1702: George ClarkeGeorge ClarkeGeorge Clarke , the son of Sir William Clarke, enrolled at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1676. He was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1680. He became Judge Advocate to the Army and was William III of England's Secretary at War from 1690 to 1704...
, joint secretary (to 25 October 1705) - 25 June 1728: Thomas Corbett, deputy secretary later joint secretary (to 13 October 1742)
- 17 November 1744: Robert OsborneRobert OsborneRobert Jolin Osborne is an American actor and film historian best known as the primary host for Turner Classic Movies, and previously a host of The Movie Channel.-Life and career:...
, deputy secretary - 4 August 1746: John ClevelandJohn ClevelandJohn Cleveland was an English poet.The son of an usher in a charity school, Cleveland was born in Loughborough, and educated at Hinckley Grammar School. Admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge, he graduated BA in 1632 and became a fellow of St John's College in 1634...
, second secretary (to 1 May 1750) - 15 June 1756: John Milnes, deputy secretary
- 16 October 1759: Philip Stephens, second secretary
- 28 June 1764: Charles FearneCharles FearneCharles Fearne was an English jurist.The son of Charles Fearne, judge-advocate of the admiralty, he was born in London, and was educated at Westminster School...
, deputy secretary - 11 November 1766: Sir George Jackson, deputy secretary
- 3 June 1782: John Ibbotson, deputy and second secretary
- 3 March 1795: William MarsdenWilliam MarsdenWilliam Marsden DCL FRS was an English orientalist, linguist, numismatist and pioneer in the scientific study of Indonesia...
- 21 January 1804: Benjamin TuckerBenjamin TuckerBenjamin Ricketson Tucker was a proponent of American individualist anarchism in the 19th century, and editor and publisher of the individualist anarchist periodical Liberty.-Summary:Tucker says that he became an anarchist at the age of 18...
- 22 May 1804: John BarrowSir John Barrow, 1st BaronetSir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, FRS, FRGS was an English statesman.-Career:He was born the son of Roger Barrow in the village of Dragley Beck, in the parish of Ulverston then in Lancashire, now in Cumbria...
- 10 February 1806: Benjamin TuckerBenjamin TuckerBenjamin Ricketson Tucker was a proponent of American individualist anarchism in the 19th century, and editor and publisher of the individualist anarchist periodical Liberty.-Summary:Tucker says that he became an anarchist at the age of 18...
- 9 April 1807: John BarrowSir John Barrow, 1st BaronetSir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, FRS, FRGS was an English statesman.-Career:He was born the son of Roger Barrow in the village of Dragley Beck, in the parish of Ulverston then in Lancashire, now in Cumbria...
(created a BaronetBarrow BaronetsThere have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Barrow, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
in 1835) - 28 April 1845: Captain William Alexander Baillie HamiltonWilliam Alexander Baillie HamiltonAdmiral William Alexander Baillie-Hamilton was a British naval commander. He served on the Arctic Council when it was searching for Sir John Franklin.-Biography:...
, RN - 1855: Thomas PhinnThomas PhinnThomas Phinn a British barrister and Liberal Party politician who held various positions in the Admiralty of the United Kingdom in the mid-nineteenth century....
- 1857: William Govett Romaine
- 1869: Vernon LushingtonVernon LushingtonVernon Lushington QC, , was a Positivist, Deputy Judge Advocate General, Second Secretary to the Admiralty, and was associated with the Pre-Raphaelites....
In 1871 the office was renamed Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty.
Permanent Secretaries:
7 May 1857 William Romaine
19 June1869 Vernon Lushington, (Admiral Robert Hall performed duties from Lushington's retirement June 1877 until Tryon's appointment.)
13 June 1882 George Tryon
2 April 1884 Sir Evan Macgregor
9 May 1907 Sir Inigo Thomas
Source
- N. A. M. Rodger, The Admiralty, Offices of State Series, Terence Dalton Ltd., Suffolk, 1979.