Controller of Victualling Accounts
| Office of the Controller of Victualling Accounts | |
|---|---|
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| Department of the Admiralty | |
| Member of | Navy Board (1667-1796) |
| Appointer | Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council |
| Term length | Not fixed (usually for life) |
| Inaugural holder | Sir William Penn |
| Formation | 1667-1796 |
The Controller of Victualling Accounts also called Comptroller of Victualling Accounts [1] was a civilian officer in the Royal Navy who was also a principle member of the Navy Board from 1667 until 1796, he was responsible for the managment and processing of all victualing accounts of the Navy Board's work [2].
History
The post was created in 1667 to relieve the Comptroller of the Navy one of his original duties until 1796 the Navy Board was reconstituted: the post of the three Controllers of Accounts were abolished along with the Clerk of Acts. In 1832 when the Navy Board
List of controllers of victualling accounts
Included:[3]
- Sir William Penn, 16 January 1667-16 June 1669
- Sir J. Smith, 17 June 1669-24 November 1675
- Sir A. Deane, 25 November 1675-28 April 1680
- Sir J. Narborough, 29 April 1680-11 October 1688
- Sir J. Berry, 12 October 1688- 2 May 1690
- Sir R. Beach, 3 May 1690-13 March 1693
- S. Pett, 14 March 1693-28 February 1699
- Sir C. Shovell, 1 March 1699-3 January 1705
- B. Timewell, 4 January 1705-15 November 1714
- R. Burton, 16 November 1714-22 December 1717
- J. Fawler, 23 December 1717-6 June 1744
- F. Gashry, 7 June 1744-26 July 1747
- R. Osborn, 27 July 1747-21 July 1771
- C. Proby, 22 July 1771-20 December 1771
- T. Hanway 21 December 1771-27 October 1772
- G. Marsh, 28 October 1772-15 July 1773
- J. Gambier, 16 July 1773- 1 September 1773
- W. Palmer, 2 September 1773-1796
References
- ^ Parliament, Great Britain; Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of; Lords, Great Britain Parliament House of (1783). "History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons". J. Almon, p. 328. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Colling, J. M. "Principal officers and commissioners, Navy Board, British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. University of London, 1978. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Collinge, J.M. "Principal officers and commissioners Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 7, Navy Board Officials 1660-1832. Originally published by University of London, London, 1978, British History Online". british-history.ac.uk. University of London, 1978, pp.18-25. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
Sources
- Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 7, Navy Board Officials 1660-1832, ed. J M Collinge (London, 1978), British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol7 [accessed 25 March 2017].
