Keeper of the Storehouses
Office of the Keeper of the Storehouses | |
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Navy Office | |
Member of | Council of the Marine |
Reports to | Lieutenant of the Admiralty |
Nominator | Lord Admiral of England |
Appointer | Monarch of England Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council |
Term length | Not fixed (usually held for life) |
Inaugural holder | Vice-Admiral, Sir William Gonson |
Formation | 1524-1560 |
The Keeper of the Storehouses and formally known as the Keeper of the King's Storehouses was an English Navy appointment created in 1524 the office holder was a principal member of the Council of the Marine from 1546 until the post was abolished and his duties assumed by the Treasurer of the Navy in 1560. He was responsible for the storing and supply of naval stores at naval dockyards for the navy.[1][2]
History
The office of Keeper of the Storehouses came into being in 1524 following the death John Hopton who simultaneously held the titles of Keeper of the Storehouses at Deptford Dockyard and Erith Dockyard and Clerk Comptroller of the Navy from 1512 to 1524 when his offices were separated. Initially it was one of the individual offices of the Clerks of the Kings Marine until April 1546 when the office holder became a member of Council of the Marine. The office existed until 1560 when it was abolished and its duties were assumed by the Treasurer of the Navy.[2]
Office holders
Included:[2][3][4]
- Captain, William Gonson, 1524-1544.
- Captain John Wynter, 1544-1545
- Richard Howlett, 1545-1548.
- Vice-Admiral, William Holstocke, 1548-1560 (office is merged with Treasurer of the Navy)
Citations
- ^ "Accounts as master of naval Ordnance". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives UK. 1561–1569. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Rodger, N.A.M. (1997). "Council of the Marine: Administration 1509 to 1574". The safeguard of the sea : a naval history of Britain. Vol 1., 660-1649. London, England: Penguin. pp. 221–237. ISBN 9780140297249.
- ^ Childs, David (2009). Tudor Sea Power: The Foundation of Greatness. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 298. ISBN 9781473819924.
- ^ Johns, A. W. (January 1928). "The PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of the NAVY". The Mariner's Mirror. 14 (1): 32–54. doi:10.1080/00253359.1928.10655450.
Sources
- Childs, David (2009). Tudor Sea Power: The Foundation of Greatness. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781473819924.
- National Archives UK: Accounts as Master of Naval Ordnance: D421: 1561-69,
- Rodger, N.A.M. (1997). "Council of the Marine: Administration 1509 to 1574". The safeguard of the sea : a naval history of Britain. Vol 1., 660-1649. London, England: Penguin. ISBN 9780140297249.
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- Lieutenant of the Admiralty, (1546-1564)
- Treasurer of Marine Causes, (1546-1564)
- Comptroller of the Navy, (1546-1660)
- Surveyor of the Navy, (1546-1832)
- Clerk of the Navy, (1546-1660)
- Master of Naval Ordnance, (1546-1589)
- Keeper of the Storehouses, (1546-1560)
- Surveyor of Marine Victuals, (1550-1679)
- Treasurer of the Navy and Senior Commissioner, (1564-1660)
- Comptroller of the Navy and Chairman of the Board, (1660-1832)
- Treasurer of the Navy, (1660-1832)
- Clerk of the Acts, (1660-1796)
- Controller of Treasurer Accounts, (1667-1796)
- Controller of Victualling Accounts, (1667-1796)
- Controller of Storekeepers Accounts, (1671-1796)
- Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services, (1800-1832)
- Commissioners for Current Business, (1686-1688)
- Commissioners for Old Accounts, 1686-1688)
- Commissioners for Examining Accounts (Incurred), (1688-1689)
- Deputy Comptroller of the Navy, (1793-1813), (1829-1832)
- Pay Commissioner, (1796-1814)
- Civil Architect and Engineer of the Navy, (1808-1812)
- Surveyor of Buildings, (1813-1832)
- Surveyor of Dockyards, (1813-1832)
- Accountant-General of the Navy, (1829-32)
- Superintendent of Transport, (1829-1831)
- Storekeeper-General of the Navy, (1829-32)
- Sick and Hurt Board
- Transport Board
- Victualling Board
of the navy
home yards
- Resident Commissioner, Chatham Dockyard, (1631-1829)
- Resident Commissioner, Portsmouth Dockyard, (1649-1829)
- Resident Commissioner, Woolwich Dockyard,(1688-1828)
- Resident Commissioner, Plymouth Dockyard, (1691-1822)
- Resident Commissioner, Deptford Dockyard, (1714-1823)
- Resident Commissioner, Sheerness Dockyard, (1793-1822)
- Resident Commissioner, Devonport Dockyard, (1823-1832)
of the navy
overseas yards
- Resident Commissioner, Jamaica Yard, (1675-1832)
- Resident Commissioner, Cadiz Yard, (1694)
- Resident Commissioner, Bombay Yard
- Resident Commissioner, Kinsale Yard, (1694-1713)
- Resident Commissioner, Gibraltar Yard, (1704-1832)
- Resident Commissioner, Antigua Yard, (1707-1832)
- Resident Commissioner, Ascension Yard, (1728-1832)
- Resident Commissioner, Port Mahon Yard, (1742-1763)
- Resident Commissioner, Halifax Yard, (1759-1832)
- Resident Commissioner, Barbados Yard, (1779-1783, 1810)
- Resident Commissioner, Kingston Yard, (1783-1832)
- Resident Commissioner, Ajaccio Yard, (1794-1799)
- Resident Commissioner, Bermuda Dockyard, (1795-1832)
- Resident Commissioner, Amherstburg Yard, (1796-1813)
- Resident Commissioner, Quebec Yard, (1804-1826)
- Resident Commissioner, Malta Dockyard, (1805-1832)
- Resident Commissioner, Madras Yard, (1808-1817)
- Resident Commissioner, Cape of Good Hope Yard, (1808-1822)
- Resident Commissioner, Bombay Dockyard, (1808-1816)
- Resident Commissioner, Trincomalee Dockyard, (1810-1832)
under the
principal officers
- Navy Office
- Navy Pay Office
- Sick and Hurt Office
- Transport Office
- Victualling Office