Civil Lord of the Admiralty
From The Dreadnought Project
Duties
| 7 September, 1912.[1] |
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| 1. Works and Buildings, including Purchases of Land; Coast Guard Buildings, Sites, and Leases. |
| 2. Staff of Civil Establishments (except as reserved to First Lord), including Classification, Appointment, Promotion, Pay, Allowances and Pension. |
| 3. Greenwich Hospital business, including appointments (except Naval Chaplains to Livings, Superintendent of the Royal Hospital School, Curator of the Painted Hall, and appointments to Greenwich Hospital Pensions). |
| 4. Charitable Fund, Compassionate Allowances, Subscriptions, &c., and Allowances to Ministers of Religion and Grants in Aid of Churches and Schools. |
| 5. Marine and Dockyard Schools. |
| 6. Special Questions affecting Retirement and Pay of Naval and Marine Officers and Men, when discretionary power is specifically provided for by Order in Council. |
| NOTE.—Works questions of an important character, or if likely to affect questions dealt with by the Financial Secretary, will be marked to him also. |
| 27 June, 1917.[2] |
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| Works and Buildings, including Purchases of Land; Coast Guard Buildings, Sites, and Leases. |
| Staff of Civil Establishments (except as reserved to First Lord or Controller), including Classification, Appointment, Promotion, Pay, Allowances and Pension. |
| Greenwich Hospital business, including appointments (except Naval Chaplains to Livings, Superintendent of the Royal Hospital School, Curator of the Painted Hall, and appointments to Greenwich Hospital Pensions). |
| Charitable Fund, Compassionate Allowances, Subscriptions, &c., and Allowances to Ministers of Religion and Grants in Aid of Churches and Schools. |
| Marine and Dockyard Schools. |
| Special Questions affecting Retirement and Pay of Naval and Marine Officers and Men, when discretionary power is specifically provided for by Order in Council. |
| NOTE.—Works questions of an important character, or if likely to affect questions dealt with by the Financial Secretary, will be marked to him also. |
Civil Lords, 1885–1919
Dates of appointment given:
- The Honourable Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, M.P., 2 July, 1885.
- The Honourable Robert W. Duff, M.P., 16 February, 1886.
- The Honourable Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, M.P., 6 August, 1886.
- The Honourable Edmund Robertson, M.P., 23 August, 1892.
- The Honourable Austen Chamberlain, M.P., 4 July, 1895.
- The Honourable Ernest G. Pretyman, M.P., 20 November, 1900.
- The Honourable Arthur H. Lee, M.P., 13 October, 1903.
- The Right Honourable George Lambert, M.P., 21 December, 1905.[3]
- The Right Honourable The Duke of Devonshire, 3 June, 1915.[4]
- The Right Honourable The Earl of Lytton, 31 August, 1916.[5]
- The Honourable Ernest G. Pretyman, M.P., 11 December, 1916.[6]
- The Right Honourable The Earl of Lytton, 31 August, 1916.[7]
Additional, or Second, Civil Lords
- The Right Honourable Sir Francis J. S. Hopwood, 18 January, 1912.
- Arthur F. Pease, 10 January, 1918.[8]
Office lapsed, 31 March, 1919.[9]
Third Civil Lords
- Robert S. Horne, 17 June, 1918.[10]
Office lapsed, 16 January, 1919.[11]
Footnotes
- ↑ "The Board of Admiralty. Distribution of Business." Copy in Greene Papers. National Maritime Museum. GEE/2.
- ↑ "The Board of Admiralty. Distribution of Business." Copy in Greene Papers. National Maritime Museum. GEE/2.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 125.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 125.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 125.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 126.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 127.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 127.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 127.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 126.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 127.
Bibliography
- Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1929). The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. Its Work and Development. B.R. 1845 (late C.B. 3013). Copy No. 8 at The National Archives. ADM 234/434.
