Treasurer of the Navy
The Treasurer of the Navy was an office in the British government between the mid-16th and early 19th century. The office-holder was responsible for the financial maintenance of the Royal Navy. The office was a political appointment, and frequently was held by up-and-coming young politicians who would later go on to hold more important positions. The post was abolished in 1836 and its functions incorporated into those of the Paymaster-General.
Treasurers of the Navy: 1546–1835
| Service | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 1546–8 Jul 1549 | Robert Legge | |
| 8 Jul 1549–18 Nov 1577 | Benjamin Gonson | |
| 18 Nov 1577–26 Nov 1577 | Benjamin Gonson and John Hawkins | |
| 26 Nov 1577–12 Nov 1595 | John Hawkins | Knighted 26 July 1588 |
| 22 Dec 1598–26 Apr 1604 | Fulk Greville | |
| 26 Apr 1604–11 May 1618 | Sir Robert Mansell | |
| 11 May 1618–5 Apr 1627 | Sir William Russell | created baronet 12 March 1627 |
| 5 Apr 1627–21 Jan 1630 | Sackville Crowe | created baronet 8 July 1627 |
| 1630–1639 | Sir William Russell | |
| 1639-1642 | Sir William Russell and Henry Vane | |
| 1642-1646 | Sir William Russell and Sir John Penington (Royalist) | |
| 1646-1654 | Sir William Russell (Royalist) | |
| 1645-1650 | Sir Henry Vane (Parliamentary) | |
| 1651-1660 | Richard Hutchinson (Parliamentary) | |
| 1660-1667 | Sir George Carteret | |
| 1667-1668 | Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey | |
| 1668-1671 | Sir Thomas Osborne and Sir Thomas de Littelton, Bt | |
| 1671-1673 | Sir Thomas Osborne | |
| 1673-1681 | Edward Seymour | |
| 1681-1689 | Anthony Carey, 5th Viscount Falkland | |
| 1689-1699 | Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford | |
| 1699-1710 | Sir Thomas de Littleton | |
| 1710-1711 | Robert Walpole | |
| 1711-1714 | Charles Caesar | |
| 1714-1718 | John Aislabie | |
| 1718-1720 | Richard Hampden | |
| 1720-1724 | George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington | |
| 1724-1734 | Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington | |
| 1734-1742 | Arthur Onslow | |
| 1742 | Thomas Clutterbuck | |
| 1742-1743 | Sir Charles Wager | |
| 1743-1744 | Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet | |
| 1744-1749 | George Bubb Dodington | |
| 1749-1754 | Henry Legge | |
| 1754-1756 | George Grenville | |
| 1756 | George Bubb Dodington | |
| 1756-1762 | George Grenville | |
| 1762-1765 | William Wildman Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington | |
| 1765-1770 | Richard Howe, 4th Viscount Howe | |
| 1770-1777 | Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bt | |
| 1777-1782 | Welbore Ellis | |
| 1782 | Isaac Barré | |
| 1782-1783 | Henry Dundas | |
| 1783-1784 | Charles Townshend | |
| 1784-1800 | Henry Dundas | |
| 1800-1801 | Dudley Ryder | |
| 1801-1803 | Charles Bragge | |
| 1803-1804 | George Tierney | |
| 1804-1806 | George Canning | |
| 1806-1807 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan | |
| 1807-1818 | George Rose | |
| 1818-1823 | Frederick John Robinson | |
| 1823-1827 | William Huskisson | |
| 1827-1828 | Charles Grant | |
| 1828-1830 | William Vesey Fitzgerald | |
| 1830 | Thomas Frankland Lewis | |
| 1830-1834 | Charles Poulett Thomson | |
| 1834-1835 | William Lowther, Viscount Lowther | |
| 1835-1836 | Sir Henry Parnell |