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The '''Surveyor-General of the Ordnance''' was a subordinate of the [[Master-General of the Ordnance]] and a member of the [[Board of Ordnance]] from its constitution in 1597. Appointments to the post were made by the crown under [[Letters Patent]]. His duties were to examine the ordnance received to see that it was of good quality. He also came to be responsible for the mapping of fortifications and eventually of all [[Great Britain]], through the [[Ordnance Survey]], and it is this role that is generally associated with surveyor-generalship.
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The '''Surveyor-General of the Ordnance''' was a subordinate of the [[Master-General of the Ordnance]] and a member of the [[Board of Ordnance]], a British government body, from its constitution in 1597. Appointments to the post were made by the crown under [[Letters Patent]]. His duties were to examine the ordnance received to see that it was of good quality. He also came to be responsible for the mapping of fortifications and eventually of all [[Great Britain]], through the [[Ordnance Survey]], and it is this role that is generally associated with surveyor-generalship.


==History==
The office survived the dissolution of the Board of Ordnance in 1855, but was for some time vacant, the last holder, [[Lauderdale Maule]], having died of [[cholera]] in the [[Crimea]]. The [[War Office]] Act of 1870 revived the office, making the Surveyor-General responsible for all aspects of Army [[logistics]]. The office was filled until 1888, when it was abolished.
The post was for a time held with that of [[Chief Engineer (British Army)|Chief Engineer]], but after 1750 became a political office, with the holder changing with the government of the day.<ref>[[Whitworth Porter]], ''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers'', [https://archive.org/details/historycorpsroy01portgoog volume I] (London, 1889), page 168</ref>


The office was vacant at the time the Board of Ordnance was abolished in 1855, the last holder, [[Lauderdale Maule]], having died of [[cholera]] on assignment with forces in [[Crimea]], on August 1, 1854.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Warden |first=Alex Johnston |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fHjSAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Lauderdale+Maule%22&pg=PA62 |title=Angus Or Forfarshire: The Land and People, Descriptive and Historical |date=1885 |publisher=C. Alexander & Company |language=en}}</ref>
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==Surveyors of the Ordnance==

*[[5 February]] [[1538]]: [[Henry Johnson]]
The [[War Office]] Act of 1870 revived the office, making the Surveyor-General the senior civilian adviser to the [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretary of State]], responsible for all aspects of Army [[logistics]]. The position was expected to advise on highly complex matters of supply, transport, equipment and ordnance, and was meant to be a former senior military officer who could answer questions to Parliament and exercise strict control over expenditures on supplies and stores. The Surveyor-General was meant to oversee the Director of Artillery and Stores, the Director of Supplies and Transport, the Director of Clothing, the Director of Contracts and the [[Inspector-General of Fortifications]], as well as the controllers in each military district responsible to their respective major-generals.<ref>{{Citation |last=Spiers |first=Edward |title=The Late Victorian Army 1868–1914 |date=1992-03-12 |work=The Oxford History Of The British Army |pages=187–210 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192853332.003.0009 |access-date=2024-03-24 |publisher=Oxford University PressNew York, NY |doi=10.1093/oso/9780192853332.003.0009 |isbn=978-0-19-285333-2}}</ref>
*[[23 January]] [[1549]]: [[Anthony Anthony]]

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*[[25 June]] [[1565]]: [[Henry Iden]]

*[[2 December]] [[1568]]: [[Thomas Pynner]]
The office was filled until 1888, when it was abolished.
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*[[10 April]] [[1570]]: ''vacant''

*[[13 April]] [[1570]]: [[William Jurden]]
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==Surveyors-General of the Ordnance==
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*[[21 June]] [[1595]]: [[William Partridge]]
*5 February 1538: [[Henry Johnson (surveyor)|Henry Johnson]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grummitt |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yIthoIVk1lgC&dq=Ordnance+henry+johnson&pg=PA126 |title=The Calais Garrison: War and Military Service in England, 1436-1558 |date=2008 |publisher=Boydell & Brewer Ltd |isbn=978-1-84383-398-7 |language=en}}</ref>
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*[[21 June]] [[1598]]: ''vacant''
*23 January 1549: [[Anthony Roll|Anthony Anthony]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Loades |first=D. M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uW9QDwAAQBAJ&dq=Ordnance+anthony+anthony&pg=PA3 |title=The Anthony Roll of Henry VIII's Navy: Pepys Library 2991 and British Library Add MS 22047 with Related Material |date=2017-09-29 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-54670-6 |language=en}}</ref>
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*[[3 February]] [[1599]]: [[John Davies (poet)|John Davies]] (knighted 12 July 1599)
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*25 June 1565: [[Henry Iden]]<ref name=":0" />
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*[[17 July]] [[1602]]: [[John Linewray]] (knighted 10 July 1604)
*[[11 June]] [[1606]]: [[Joseph Earth]]
*2 December 1568: [[Thomas Pynner]]
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*10 April 1570: ''vacant''
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*[[5 September]] [[1609]]: [[Sir John Kaye]]
*[[1 May]] [[1624]]: [[Richard Kaye]]
*13 April 1570: [[William Jurden]]
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*21 June 1595: [[William Partridge (surveyor)|William Partridge]]
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*[[28 November]] [[1624]]: ''vacant''
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*21 June 1598: ''vacant''
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*[[27 September]] [[1625]]: [[Alexander Brett|Sir Alexander Brett]]
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*3 February 1599: [[John Davies (poet, born 1569)|John Davies]] (knighted 12 July 1599)
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*[[29 October]] [[1627]]: ''vacant''
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*17 July 1602: [[John Linewray]] (knighted 10 July 1604)
*[[3 December]] [[1627]]: [[Thomas Bludder|Sir Thomas Bludder]]
*11 June 1606: [[Joseph Earth]]
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*[[8 April]] [[1628]]: [[Sir Paul Harris, 2nd Baronet|Sir Paul Harris]] (succeeded as 2nd Baronet January 1629)
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*5 September 1609: [[Sir John Kaye]]
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*''Interregnum; post occupied by:
*1 May 1624: Richard Kaye
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*28 November 1624: ''vacant''
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*27 September 1625: [[Alexander Brett|Sir Alexander Brett]]
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*29 October 1627: ''vacant''
*3 December 1627: [[Thomas Bludder|Sir Thomas Bludder]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BLUDDER, Sir Thomas (c.1597-1655), of Flanchford, Reigate, Surr. and St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster. {{!}} History of Parliament Online |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/bludder-sir-thomas-1597-1655 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}</ref>
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*8 April 1628: [[Sir Paul Harris, 2nd Baronet|Sir Paul Harris]] (succeeded as 2nd Baronet January 1629)
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*''Interregnum; post occupied by:''
**[[George Payler]], March 1643 to December 1658
**[[George Payler]], March 1643 to December 1658
**[[Elia Palmer]], in 1660''
**[[Elia Palmer]], in 1660
*[[22 June]] [[1660]]: [[Francis Nicholls]]
*22 June 1660: [[Francis Nicholls (surveyor-general)|Francis Nicholls]]
*[[28 July]] [[1669]] (or before): ''vacant''
*28 July 1669 (or before): ''vacant''
*[[13 November]] [[1669]]: [[Jonas Moore]] (knighted 28 January 1673)
*13 November 1669: [[Jonas Moore|Jonas Moore I]] (knighted 28 January 1673)
*[[25 August]] [[1679]]: [[Jonas Moore]] (II) (knighted 9 August 1680)
*25 August 1679: [[Jonas Moore (died 1682)|Jonas Moore II]] (II) (knighted 9 August 1680)
*[[13 July]] [[1682]]: ''vacant''
*13 July 1682: ''vacant''
*[[29 July]] [[1682]]: Sir [[Bernard de Gomme]]
*29 July 1682: Sir [[Bernard de Gomme]]
*[[23 November]] [[1685]]: ''vacant''
*23 November 1685: ''vacant''
*[[2 December]] [[1685]]: [[Henry Sheer|Sir Henry Sheer]]
*2 December 1685: [[Henry Sheer|Sir Henry Sheer]]
*[[19 July]] [[1689]]: [[John Charlton]]
*19 July 1689: [[John Charlton (courtier)|John Charlton]]
*[[29 June]] [[1702]]: [[William Bridges]]
*29 June 1702: [[William Bridges (MP)|William Bridges]]
*[[30 October]] [[1714]]: ''vacant''
*30 October 1714: ''vacant''
*[[2 December]] [[1714]]: [[Michael Richards]]
*2 December 1714: [[Michael Richards (artillerist)|Michael Richards]]
*[[5 February]] [[1722]]: ''vacant''
*5 February 1722: ''vacant''
*[[10 February]] [[1722]]: [[John Armstrong (surveyor)|John Armstrong]]
*10 February 1722: [[John Armstrong (surveyor)|John Armstrong]]
*[[25 April]] [[1742]]: ''vacant''
*25 April 1742: ''vacant''
*[[30 April]] [[1742]]: [[Thomas Lascelles]]
*30 April 1742: [[Thomas Lascelles (British Army officer)|Thomas Lascelles]]
*[[10 April]] [[1750]]: [[Charles Frederick]]
*10 April 1750: [[Charles Frederick (MP)|Charles Frederick]]
*[[13 May]] [[1782]]: The Hon. [[Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester|Thomas Pelham]]
*February 1770: [[Thomas Desaguliers]]
*13 May 1782: The Hon. [[Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester|Thomas Pelham]]
*[[20 May]] [[1783]]: [[John Courtenay]]
*20 May 1783: [[John Courtenay (1738–1816)|John Courtenay]]
*[[22 May]] [[1784]]: The Hon. [[James Luttrell]]
*22 May 1784: The Hon. [[James Luttrell]]
*[[23 December]] [[1788]]: ''vacant''
*23 December 1788: ''vacant''
*[[20 April]] [[1789]]: The Hon. [[George Cranfield Berkeley]]
*20 April 1789: The Hon. [[George Cranfield Berkeley]]
*[[10 July]] [[1795]]: [[Alexander Ross]]
*10 July 1795: [[Alexander Ross (British Army officer)|Alexander Ross]]
*[[22 November]] [[1804]]: [[James Murray Hadden]]
*22 November 1804: [[James Murray Hadden]]
*[[20 July]] [[1810]]: [[Robert Moorsom]] (knighted 2 January 1815)
*20 July 1810: [[Robert Moorsom]] (knighted 2 January 1815)
*[[16 March]] [[1820]]: [[Ulysses Bagenal Burgh, 2nd Baron Downes|Sir Ulysses Bagenal Burgh]] (succeeded as 2nd Baron Downes 3 March 1826)
*16 March 1820: [[Ulysses Bagenal Burgh, 2nd Baron Downes|Sir Ulysses Bagenal Burgh]] (succeeded as 2nd Baron Downes 3 March 1826)
*[[18 May]] [[1827]]: [[Edward William Campbell Rich Owen|Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen]]
*18 May 1827: [[Edward Owen (Royal Navy officer)|Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen]]
*[[1 April]] [[1828]]: [[Herbert Taylor (Major General)|Sir Herbert Taylor]]
*1 April 1828: [[Herbert Taylor (British Army officer)|Sir Herbert Taylor]]
*[[16 April]] [[1829]]: [[Henry Fane|Sir Henry Fane]]
*16 April 1829: [[Henry Fane (British Army officer)|Sir Henry Fane]]
*[[15 January]] [[1831]]: [[William Leader Maberley]]
*15 January 1831: [[William Leader Maberly]]
*[[4 December]] [[1832]]: [[Charles Richard Fox]]
*4 December 1832: [[Charles Richard Fox]]
*[[30 December]] [[1834]]: [[Edward Somerset|Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset]]
*30 December 1834: [[Lord Edward Somerset]]
*[[25 April]] [[1835]]: [[Rufane Shaw Donkin|Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin]]
*25 April 1835: [[Rufane Shaw Donkin|Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin]]
*[[1 May]] [[1841]]: ''vacant''
*1 May 1841: ''vacant''
*[[11 May]] [[1841]]: [[Charles Richard Fox]]
*11 May 1841: [[Charles Richard Fox]]
*[[13 September]] [[1841]]: [[Jonathan Peel]]
*13 September 1841: [[Jonathan Peel]]
*[[14 July]] [[1846]]: [[Charles Richard Fox]]
*14 July 1846: [[Charles Richard Fox]]
*[[3 July]] [[1852]]: [[George Henry Frederick Berkeley|Sir George Henry Frederick Berkeley]]
*3 July 1852: [[George Berkeley (British Army officer)|Sir George Henry Frederick Berkeley]]
*[[18 January]] [[1853]]: The Hon. [[Lauderdale Maule]]
*18 January 1853: The Hon. [[Lauderdale Maule]]
*1 August 1854: ''vacant''; duties performed by the [[Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance]], [[Hew Dalrymple Ross|Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross]]<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=24119|title=Ross, Sir Hew Dalrymple (1779–1868)}}</ref>
*[[1 August]] [[1854]]: ''vacant''
*6 June 1855: ''abolished''
*[[5 August]] [[1870]]: [[Henry Storks|Sir Henry Storks]]
*5 August 1870: [[Henry Storks|Sir Henry Storks]]
*[[26 February]] [[1874]]: [[Lord Eustace Cecil]]
*26 February 1874: [[Lord Eustace Cecil]]
*[[1 June]] [[1880]]: [[John Miller Adye|Sir John Miller Adye]]
*1 June 1880: [[John Miller Adye|Sir John Miller Adye]]
*[[17 January]] [[1882]]: [[Henry Robert Brand]]
*17 January 1882: [[Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden|Henry Robert Brand]]
*[[27 June]] [[1885]]: [[Guy Cuthbert Dawnay]]
*27 June 1885: [[Guy Dawnay (politician)|Guy Dawnay]]
*[[6 February]] [[1886]]: [[William Woodall]]
*[[4 August]] [[1886]]: [[Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote|Sir Henry Northcote]]
*6 February 1886: [[William Woodall]]
*4 August 1886: [[Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote|Sir Henry Northcote]]


The office was abolished in 1888.
The office was abolished in 1888.


==References==
==References==
*http://www.history.ac.uk/office/ordnance.html
*http://www.history.ac.uk/publications/office/ordnance-surveyor
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For Surveyor-General of the Ordnance in Ireland, see Irish Board of Ordnance.

Office of the Surveyor-General of the Ordnance
Board of Ordnance Arms preserved on a gun tampion in Gibraltar
v
Member ofBoard of Ordnance (1538-1888)
Reports toMaster-General of the Ordnance
AppointerPrime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term lengthNot fixed (typically 3–9 years)
Inaugural holderHenry Johnson
Formation1538-1888

The Surveyor-General of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance and a member of the Board of Ordnance, a British government body, from its constitution in 1597. Appointments to the post were made by the crown under Letters Patent. His duties were to examine the ordnance received to see that it was of good quality. He also came to be responsible for the mapping of fortifications and eventually of all Great Britain, through the Ordnance Survey, and it is this role that is generally associated with surveyor-generalship.

History

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The post was for a time held with that of Chief Engineer, but after 1750 became a political office, with the holder changing with the government of the day.[1]

The office was vacant at the time the Board of Ordnance was abolished in 1855, the last holder, Lauderdale Maule, having died of cholera on assignment with forces in Crimea, on August 1, 1854.[2]

The War Office Act of 1870 revived the office, making the Surveyor-General the senior civilian adviser to the Secretary of State, responsible for all aspects of Army logistics. The position was expected to advise on highly complex matters of supply, transport, equipment and ordnance, and was meant to be a former senior military officer who could answer questions to Parliament and exercise strict control over expenditures on supplies and stores. The Surveyor-General was meant to oversee the Director of Artillery and Stores, the Director of Supplies and Transport, the Director of Clothing, the Director of Contracts and the Inspector-General of Fortifications, as well as the controllers in each military district responsible to their respective major-generals.[3]


The office was filled until 1888, when it was abolished.

Surveyors-General of the Ordnance

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The office was abolished in 1888.

References

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  1. ^ Whitworth Porter, History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, volume I (London, 1889), page 168
  2. ^ Warden, Alex Johnston (1885). Angus Or Forfarshire: The Land and People, Descriptive and Historical. C. Alexander & Company.
  3. ^ Spiers, Edward (12 March 1992), "The Late Victorian Army 1868–1914", The Oxford History Of The British Army, Oxford University PressNew York, NY, pp. 187–210, doi:10.1093/oso/9780192853332.003.0009, ISBN 978-0-19-285333-2, retrieved 24 March 2024
  4. ^ Grummitt, David (2008). The Calais Garrison: War and Military Service in England, 1436-1558. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84383-398-7.
  5. ^ a b Loades, D. M. (29 September 2017). The Anthony Roll of Henry VIII's Navy: Pepys Library 2991 and British Library Add MS 22047 with Related Material. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-54670-6.
  6. ^ "BLUDDER, Sir Thomas (c.1597-1655), of Flanchford, Reigate, Surr. and St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Ross, Sir Hew Dalrymple (1779–1868)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24119. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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