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Dates of appointment given:
 
Dates of appointment given:
  
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*[[George Frederick Samuel Robinson, First Marquess of Ripon|Marquess of Ripon]], 16 February, 1886.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''.  p. 118.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable Sir James Graham, Bart., M.P., 5 January, 1853.<ref>Hamilton.  p. 317.</ref>
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*[[Lord George Francis Hamilton]], M.P., 6 August, 1886.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable Sir Charles Wood, Bart., M.P., 8 March, 1855.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[John Poyntz Spencer, Fifth Earl Spencer|Earl Spencer]], 23 August, 1892.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable Sir John Pakington, M.P., 8 March, 1858.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[George Joachim Goschen, First Viscount Goschen|George J. Goschen]], M.P., 4 July, 1895.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable The Duke of Somerset, 28 June, 1859.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[William Waldegrave Palmer, Second Earl of Selborne|Earl of Selborne]], 20 November, 1900.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable Sir John Pakington, M.P., 13 July, 1866.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, Third Earl Cawdor|Earl Cawdor]], 27 March, 1905.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable H. T. Lowry Corry, M.P., 8 March, 1867.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Edward Marjoribanks, Second Baron Tweedmouth|Lord Tweedmouth]], 21 December, 1905.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable H. C. Erskine Childers, M.P., 18 December, 1868.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Reginald McKenna]], M.P., 16 April, 1908.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[George Joachim Goschen, First Viscount Goschen|The Right Honourable George J. Goschen]], M.P., 9 March, 1871.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill|Winston S. Churchill]], M.P., 24 October, 1911.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable G. Ward Hunt, M.P., 3 March, 1874.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Arthur James Balfour, First Earl of Balfour|Arthur J. Balfour]], M.P., 27 May, 1915.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable W. H. Smith, M.P., 14 August, 1877.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson|Sir Edward Carson]], M.P., 11 December, 1916.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable The Earl of Northbrook, 12 May, 1880.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Eric Campbell Geddes|Sir Eric C. Geddes]], M.P., 6 September, 1917.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Lord George Francis Hamilton|The Right Honourable Lord George Hamilton]], M.P., 1 July, 1885.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Walter Hume Long, First Viscount Long|Walter H. Long]], M.P., 16 January, 1919.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable The Marquess of Ripon, 16 February, 1886.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''.  p. 118.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable Lord George Hamilton, M.P., 6 August, 1886.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[John Poyntz Spencer, Fifth Earl Spencer|The Right Honourable The Earl Spencer]], 23 August, 1892.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*The Right Honourable George J. Goschen, M.P., 4 July, 1895.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[William Waldegrave Palmer, Second Earl of Selborne|The Right Honourable The Earl of Selborne]], 20 November, 1900.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, Third Earl Cawdor|The Right Honourable The Earl Cawdor]], 27 March, 1905.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Edward Marjoribanks, Second Baron Tweedmouth|The Right Honourable The Lord Tweedmouth]], 21 December, 1905.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Reginald McKenna|The Right Honourable Reginald McKenna]], M.P., 16 April, 1908.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill|The Right Honourable Winston L. S. Churchill]], M.P., 24 October, 1911.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Arthur James Balfour, First Earl of Balfour|The Right Honourable Arthur J. Balfour]], M.P., 27 May, 1915.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson|The Right Honourable Sir Edward Carson]], M.P., Q.C. 11 December, 1916.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Eric Campbell Geddes|The Right Honourable Sir Eric C. Geddes]], M.P., 6 September, 1917.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*[[Walter Hume Long, First Viscount Long|The Right Honourable Walter H. Long]], M.P., 16 January, 1919.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 06:12, 16 August 2011

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The First Lord of the Admiralty was responsible for the general direction and supervision of all business relating to the Royal Navy. He also dealt personally with all matters relating to promotions and removals from the service of naval and marine officers; honors and rewards [royal yachts and admiralty yacht]; appointment of Admirals and officers in command [including Engineers, Rear-Admirals, Surgeons-General and Deputy Surgeons-General, and staff appointments of the Royal Marines; Chaplain of the Fleet, appointment and entry of] naval chaplains and instructors; civil appointments and promotions (higher posts) [nomination to naval cadetships and to assistant clerkships, R.N.].

First Lords of the Admiralty, 1886–1919

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hamilton. p. 317.
  2. ↑ Ibid.
  3. ↑ Ibid.
  4. ↑ Ibid.
  5. ↑ Ibid.
  6. ↑ Ibid.
  7. ↑ Ibid.
  8. ↑ Ibid.
  9. ↑ Ibid.
  10. ↑ Ibid.
  11. ↑ Ibid.
  12. ↑ Ibid.
  13. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 118.
  14. ↑ Ibid.
  15. ↑ Ibid.
  16. ↑ Ibid.
  17. ↑ Ibid.
  18. ↑ Ibid.
  19. ↑ Ibid.
  20. ↑ Ibid.
  21. ↑ Ibid.
  22. ↑ Ibid.
  23. ↑ Ibid.
  24. ↑ Ibid.
  25. ↑ Ibid.

Bibliography

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