First Lord of the Admiralty

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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.

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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
surface form: 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, England
surface form: London
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
nominatedBy First Lord of the Treasury
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
officeCreated 17th century
officeCreatedBy England
surface form: 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 Board of Admiralty
surface form: Admiralty, Whitehall
subordinateTo British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom

First Lord of the Treasury
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
successorOffice Secretary of State for Defence
usedInsignia Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom

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Civil Lord of the Admiralty appointedBy First Lord of the Admiralty
Civil Lord of the Admiralty subordinateTo First Lord of the Admiralty
Civil Lord of the Admiralty distinctFrom First Lord of the Admiralty
Sir Charles Wood positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Viscount Barfleur positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
subject surface form: Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
James Richard Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
George positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
subject surface form: George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
Herbert, Earl of Torrington positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Earl of Torrington positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
subject surface form: Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington