Counsel to the Navy Department, Ministry of Defence
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Office of the Counsel to the Navy Department, Ministry of Defence | |
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Department of the Admiralty (1707-1964) Ministry of Defence (Navy Department) (1964-1995) | |
Term length | Not fixed (typically 1–5 years) |
Inaugural holder | R Wright |
Formation | 1673-1995 |
The Counsel to the Navy Department, Ministry of Defence originally called Counsel to the Navy Board [1] was an appointed legal adviser to the Royal Navy from 1673 to 1995.
History
The office was originally established in 1673 when the post holder was assigned to the
Department of Admiralty was absorbed into the Ministry of Defence where it became the Navy Department until 2008.[2][3][4]
From 1824 the individual appointed held both offices and titles of Judge Advocate of the Fleet and Counsel concurrently until 1995 when it was abolished.[1] The office holder superintended the Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty.[5]
Counsel to the Navy Board
Included:[1]
- 1673-1686, R Wright
- 1685-1686, C. Porter
- 1686-1696, W. Killingworth
Counsel for the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy
Included:[1]
- 1696-1702, T. Lechmere
- 1703-1708, W. Ettrick
- 1708-1709 C. Phipps
- 1709-1711, G. Townsend
- 1711-1715, W. G. Ettrick
- 1715-1726, G. Townsend
- 1726-1737, J, Baynes
- 1737-1742, J. Hunter
- 1742-1742, C. Clarke
- 1743-1747, Hon. H. Legge
- 1747-1757, S. Jervis
- 1757-1770, R. Hussey
- 1770-1791, F. Cust
- 1791-1795 Hon. T. Brodrick
- 1795-1801, H. S. Perceval
- 1801-1824, Thomas Jervis
- 1824-1828, H. Twiss
- 1828-1832, H. J. Shepherd
Counsel to the Admiralty
Note: The office holder in some editions of the official British
navy list is styled as Counsel to the Naval Department.[5]
- 1832-1845, H. J. Shepherd [1]
- 1845-1849, R. Godson [1]
- 1849-1854, Richard Budden Crowder[1]
- 1854-1855, Thomas Phinn[1]
- 1855-1859, William Atherton[1]
- 1859-1863, Robert Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell[1]
- 1863-1866, Thomas Phinn [1]
- 1866-1875, John Walter Huddleston[1]
- 1875–1904, Alexander Staveley Hill[6]
- 1904–1924, Reginald Brodie Dyke Acland[7]
- 1924-1933, Charles Murray Pitman[8]
- 1933-1943, J G Trapnell
- 1943-1945, J Lhind Pratt
- 1945-1964, Ewen Montagu
Counsel to the Navy Department (Ministry of Defence)
- 1964-1972, Ewen Montagu
- 1973-1986, William Howard
- 1986-1994, Felix Waley
- 1995 J L Sessions
Offices under this office
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Sainty, J.C. (1975). Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870. London: University of London. p. 78.
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette: Ministry of Defence ( Navy Department)" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. The London Gazeete. 1 January 1975. p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette: Ministry of Defence (Navy Department)" (PDF). The London Gazette. 31 December 1985. p. 2. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette: Ministry of Defence (Navy Department)" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. The London Gazette. 11 June 1994. p. B2. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Judicial Department:Counsel and Solicitor to the Naval Department". The Navy List. London, England: John Murray. December 1859. p. 209.
- ^ Debrett, John (1901). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. London: Dean & Son Ltd. p. 361.
- ^ Debrett, John (1922). Arthur G. M. Hesilrige (ed.). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. London: Dean & Son Ltd. p. 375.
- ^ Mr. C. M. Pitman, K.C. The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 15, 1948; pg. 7; Issue 51203. (471 words)
Sources
- Counsel 1673-1870', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870, ed. J C Sainty (London, 1975), p. 78. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol4/p78 [accessed 8 January 2019].
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