First Lord of the Admiralty

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cabinet position government office ministerial post

The First Lord of the Admiralty was the British Cabinet minister historically responsible for overseeing the Royal Navy and naval policy before the role was absorbed into the Ministry of Defence.

Aliases (3)

Lord of the Admiralty ×3
First Lord of the Admiralty of Great Britain ×1
First Naval Lord ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet position → government office → ministerial post →
abolishedBy	creation of the unified Ministry of Defence →
abolishedInYear	1964 →
appliesToJurisdiction	Kingdom of Great Britain → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
appointedBy	monarch of the United Kingdom →
country	United Kingdom →
domain	maritime defence policy → naval affairs →
governingBody	Board of Admiralty →
hasResponsibility	Royal Navy → administration of the Royal Navy → naval policy → naval procurement → naval strategy oversight →
historicalFunction	chair of the Board of Admiralty → political head of the Royal Navy →
historicalPeriod	Age of Sail → World War I → World War II →
location	London →
memberOf	Privy Council of the United Kingdom →
nominatedBy	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
officeCreated	17th century →
officeCreatedBy	English Crown →
officeHeldBy	A. V. Alexander → Albert Victor Alexander → Duff Cooper → Edward Carson → George Goschen → James Callaghan → John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich → Lord Barham → Lord Fisher → Lord Jellicoe → Lord North → Lord Selborne → Reginald McKenna → Samuel Pepys → Winston Churchill →
partOf	Board of Admiralty → British Cabinet →
replacedBy	Minister of Defence → Secretary of State for Defence →
seat	Admiralty, Whitehall →
subordinateTo	Cabinet of the United Kingdom → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
successorOffice	Secretary of State for Defence →
usedInsignia	Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Baron Barham → A. V. Alexander → A. V. Alexander ("Lord of the Admiralty") → Albert Victor Alexander → Arthur Balfour → Duff Cooper → Edward Carson → Edward Hawke → Edward Hawke → George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen → John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich → John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont → John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham → Lord Barham → Lord Barham ("Lord of the Admiralty") → Lord Chelmsford → Lord Jellicoe ("Lord of the Admiralty") → Prince Rupert of the Rhine → Reginald McKenna → Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple → Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood → Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood ("First Naval Lord") → Sir Charles Middleton → Sir George Cornewall Lewis → Sir George Treby → William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne → William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne → Winston Churchill → Winston Churchill →	positionHeld
Board of Admiralty →	hasChairperson
Admiralty (United Kingdom) →	hasHead
Committee of Imperial Defence →	hasMember
Board of Admiralty →	hasPart
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford →	heldPosition
Second Baldwin government →	includesOffice
Secretary of State for Air →	isDistinctFrom
Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty →	isSubordinateTo
John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont →	notableOffice
Sir Charles Middleton ("First Lord of the Admiralty of Great Britain") →	notableRole
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham →	officeContested
Secretary of State for Defence →	precededByOffice
Lord High Admiral of England →	relatedOffice
Sea Lords →	subordinateTo