The office of Lord High Admiral had been created in about 1400 to oversee the Royal Navy. It was one of the Great Officers of State. The office could be exercised by an individual (as was invariably the case until 1628), by the Crown directly (as was the case between 1684 and 1689), or by a Board of Commissioners. After the serving Lord High Admiral, the Duke of York, had been disqualified from the office as a Roman Catholic following the Test Act of 1673, the Board of Commissioners consisted of between twelve and sixteen Privy Councillors, who served without salaries. In 1679 this was changed, and the number of Commissioners was reduced to seven, who were to receive salaries and need not be members of the Privy Council. This remained the case (although the number of Commissioners varied) until the Admiralty became part of the Ministry of Defence in 1964, with the exception of the years 1702 to 1709 and 1827 to 1828, when an individual Lord High Admiral was appointed. During these periods the Council of the Lord High Admiral effectively performed the duties of the Board of Commissioners. The Lords Commissioners could be serving naval officers, called Naval Lords, or Civil Lords. From 1805 the Naval Lords were assigned specific duties; see First Sea Lord, Second Sea Lord, Third Sea Lord, etc.

List of persons executing the office of the Admiralty (incomplete before the Restoration, 1660):

Contents

1 1661 to 1681 2 1681 to 1701 3 1701 to 1721 4 1721 to 1741 5 1741 to 1761 6 1761 to 1782 7 1782 to 1801 8 1801 to 1822 9 1822 to 1841 10 1841 to 1861

1661 to 1681

• 29 January 1661: Duke of York and Albany, Lord High Admiral
• 9 July 1673: Commission.
  • Prince Rupert
  • Earl of Shaftesbury (ex officio as Lord Chancellor)
  • Viscount Osborne (ex officio as Lord High Treasurer)
  • Earl of Anglesey (ex officio as Lord Privy Seal)
  • Duke of Buckingham
  • Duke of Monmouth
  • Duke of Lauderdale
  • Duke of Ormonde
  • Earl of Arlington
  • Sir George Carteret
  • The Hon. Henry Coventry
  • Edward Seymour
• 31 October 1674: Commission.
  • Prince Rupert
  • Lord Finch (ex officio as Lord Keeper)
  • Earl of Danby (ex officio as Lord High Treasurer)
  • Earl of Anglesey (ex officio as Lord Privy Seal)
  • Duke of Buckingham
  • Duke of Monmouth
  • Duke of Lauderdale
  • Duke of Ormonde
  • Earl of Arlington
  • Sir George Carteret
  • The Hon. Henry Coventry (ex officio as Secretary of State for the Southern Department)
  • Sir Joseph Williamson (ex officio as Secretary of State for the Northern Department)
  • Edward Seymour
• 26 September 1677: Commission.
  • Prince Rupert
  • Lord Finch (ex officio as Lord Chancellor)
  • Earl of Danby (ex officio as Lord High Treasurer)
  • Earl of Anglesey (ex officio as Lord Privy Seal)
  • Duke of Monmouth
  • Duke of Lauderdale
  • Duke of Ormonde
  • Earl of Ossory
  • Earl of Arlington
  • Sir George Carteret
  • The Hon. Henry Coventry (ex officio as Secretary of State for the Southern Department)
  • Sir Joseph Williamson (ex officio as Secretary of State for the Northern Department)
  • Sir John Ernle
  • Sir Thomas Chicheley
  • Edward Seymour
• 14 May 1679: Commission.
  • The Hon. Sir Henry Capel , First Lord
  • The Hon. Daniel Finch
  • Sir Thomas Lee
  • Sir Humphrey Winch
  • Sir Thomas Meres
  • Edward Vaughan
  • Edward Hales

1681 to 1701

• 19 February 1681: Commission.
  • The Hon. Daniel Finch, First Lord
  • Sir Humphrey Winch
  • Sir Thomas Meres
  • Edward Hales
  • Viscount Brouncker
  • Sir Thomas Littleton
• 20 January 1682: Commission.
  • Lord Finch, First Lord
  • Sir Humphrey Winch
  • Sir Thomas Meres
  • Edward Hales
  • Viscount Brouncker
  • Henry Savile
  • Sir John Chicheley , Naval Lord
• 22 August 1683: Commission.
  • Earl of Nottingham, First Lord
  • Sir Humphrey Winch
  • Sir Thomas Meres
  • Edward Hales
  • Viscount Brouncker
  • Henry Savile
  • Sir John Chicheley , Naval Lord
  • Arthur Herbert, Naval Lord (supernumerary)
• 17 April 1684: Commission.
  • Earl of Nottingham, First Lord
  • Sir Humphrey Winch
  • Sir Thomas Meres
  • Sir Edward Hales
  • Henry Savile
  • Sir John Chicheley , Naval Lord
  • Arthur Herbert, Naval Lord
  • Lord Vaughan (supernumerary)
• 19 May 1684: King Charles II
• 6 February 1685: King James II
• 13 February 1689: King William III
• 8 March 1689: Commission.
  • Arthur Herbert, First Lord
  • Earl of Carbery
  • Sir Michael Warton
  • Sir Thomas Lee
  • Sir John Chicheley , Naval Lord
  • Sir John Lowther
  • William Sacheverell
• 20 January 1690: Commission.
  • Earl of Pembroke, First Lord
  • Earl of Carbery
  • Sir Thomas Lee
  • Sir John Lowther
  • Sir John Chicheley , Naval Lord
• 5 June 1690: Commission.
  • Earl of Pembroke, First Lord
  • Earl of Carbery
  • Sir Thomas Lee
  • Sir John Lowther
  • Edward Russell, Naval Lord
  • Sir Richard Onslow
  • Henry Priestman , Naval Lord
• 23 January 1691: Commission.
  • Earl of Pembroke, First Lord
  • Sir Thomas Lee
  • Sir John Lowther
  • Sir Richard Onslow
  • Henry Priestman , Naval Lord
  • Viscount Falkland
  • Robert Austen
• 16 November 1691: Commission.
  • Earl of Pembroke, First Lord
  • Sir John Lowther
  • Sir Richard Onslow
  • Henry Priestman , Naval Lord
  • Viscount Falkland
  • Robert Austen
  • Sir Robert Rich
• 10 March 1692: Commission.
  • Lord Cornwallis, First Lord
  • Sir John Lowther
  • Sir Richard Onslow
  • Henry Priestman , Naval Lord
  • Viscount Falkland
  • Robert Austen
  • Sir Robert Rich
• 15 April 1693: Commission.
  • Viscount Falkland , First Lord
  • Sir John Lowther
  • Henry Priestman , Naval Lord
  • Robert Austen
  • Sir Robert Rich
  • Henry Killigrew, Naval Lord
  • Sir Ralph Delaval , Naval Lord
• 2 May 1694: Commission.
  • Edward Russell, First Lord
  • Sir John Lowther
  • Henry Priestman , Naval Lord
  • Robert Austen
  • Sir Robert Rich
  • Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord
  • Sir John Houblon
• 24 February 1696: Commission.
  • Edward Russell, First Lord
  • Henry Priestman , Naval Lord
  • Robert Austen
  • Sir Robert Rich
  • Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord
  • Sir John Houblon
  • James Kendall
• 5 June 1697: Commission.
  • Earl of Orford, First Lord
  • Henry Priestman , Naval Lord
  • Sir Robert Rich
  • Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord
  • Sir John Houblon
  • James Kendall
  • The Hon. Goodwin Wharton
• 31 May 1699: Commission.
  • Earl of Bridgwater , First Lord
  • Lord Haversham
  • Sir Robert Rich
  • Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord
  • Sir David Mitchell, Naval Lord
• 28 October 1699: Commission.
  • Earl of Bridgwater , First Lord
  • Lord Haversham
  • Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord
  • Sir David Mitchell, Naval Lord
  • George Churchill , Naval Lord

1701 to 1721

• 4 April 1701: Commission.
  • Earl of Pembroke, First Lord
  • Lord Haversham
  • Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord
  • Sir David Mitchell, Naval Lord
  • George Churchill , Naval Lord
• 26 January 1702: Earl of Pembroke, Lord High Admiral
• 20 May 1702: Prince George, Lord High Admiral
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 22 May 1702:
    • Sir George Rooke
    • Sir David Mitchell
    • George Churchill
    • Richard Hill
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 29 March 1703:
    • Sir George Rooke
    • Sir David Mitchell
    • George Churchill
    • Richard Hill
    • The Hon. James Brydges
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 30 April 1704:
    • Sir George Rooke
    • Sir David Mitchell
    • George Churchill
    • Richard Hill
    • The Hon. James Brydges
    • The Hon. Henry Paget
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 26 December 1704:
    • Sir George Rooke
    • Sir David Mitchell
    • George Churchill
    • Richard Hill
    • The Hon. James Brydges
    • The Hon. Henry Paget
    • Sir Cloudesley Shovell
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 11 June 1705:
    • Sir David Mitchell
    • George Churchill
    • Richard Hill
    • The Hon. Henry Paget
    • Sir Cloudesley Shovell
    • Robert Walpole
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 8 February 1706:
    • Sir David Mitchell
    • George Churchill
    • Richard Hill
    • The Hon. Henry Paget
    • Sir Cloudesley Shovell
    • Robert Walpole
    • Sir Stafford Fairborne
• 28 June 1707: Prince George, Lord High Admiral (reappointed as Lord High Admiral of Great Britain following the Union with Scotland)
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 28 June 1707
    • Sir David Mitchell
    • George Churchill
    • Richard Hill
    • The Hon. Henry Paget
    • Sir Cloudesley Shovell
    • Robert Walpole
    • Sir Stafford Fairborne
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 19 April 1708:
    • Earl of Wemyss
    • George Churchill
    • Richard Hill
    • The Hon. Henry Paget
    • Sir Stafford Fairborne
    • Sir John Leake
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 20 June 1708:
    • Earl of Wemyss
    • George Churchill
    • Richard Hill
    • The Hon. Henry Paget
    • Sir John Leake
    • Sir James Wishart
    • Robert Fairfax
• 28 October 1708: Queen Anne
• 29 November 1708: Earl of Pembroke, Lord High Admiral
• 8 November 1709: Commission.
  • Earl of Orford, First Lord
  • Sir John Leake , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Byng , Naval Lord
  • George Dodington
  • Paul Methuen
• 4 October 1710: Commission.
  • Sir John Leake , Naval Lord (not called "First Lord")
  • Sir George Byng , Naval Lord
  • George Dodington
  • Paul Methuen
  • Sir William Drake
  • John Aislabie
• 20 December 1710: Commission.
  • Sir John Leake , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Byng , Naval Lord
  • Sir William Drake
  • John Aislabie
  • Sir James Wishart , Naval Lord
  • George Clarke
• 30 September 1712: Commission.
  • Earl of Strafford , First Lord
  • Sir John Leake , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Byng , Naval Lord
  • Sir William Drake
  • John Aislabie
  • Sir James Wishart , Naval Lord
  • George Clarke
• 19 January 1714: Commission.
  • Earl of Strafford , First Lord
  • Sir John Leake , Naval Lord
  • Sir William Drake
  • John Aislabie
  • Sir James Wishart , Naval Lord
  • George Clarke
• 9 April 1714: Commission.
  • Earl of Strafford , First Lord
  • Sir John Leake , Naval Lord
  • Sir William Drake
  • Sir James Wishart , Naval Lord
  • George Clarke
  • Sir George Beaumont
• 14 October 1714: Commission.
  • Edward Russell, First Lord
  • Sir George Byng , Naval Lord
  • George Dodington
  • Sir John Jennings , Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Turner
  • Abraham Stanyan
  • George Baillie
• 16 April 1717: Commission.
  • Earl of Berkeley , First Lord
  • Matthew Aylmer , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Byng , Naval Lord
  • John Cockburn
  • William Richard Chetwynd
• 19 March 1718: Commission.
  • Earl of Berkeley , First Lord
  • Sir George Byng , Naval Lord
  • Sir John Jennings , Naval Lord
  • John Cockburn
  • William Richard Chetwynd
  • Sir John Norris, Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord

1721 to 1741

• 30 September 1721: Commission.
  • Earl of Berkeley , First Lord
  • Sir John Jennings , Naval Lord
  • John Cockburn
  • William Richard Chetwynd
  • Sir John Norris, Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
  • Daniel Pulteney
• 3 June 1725: Commission.
  • Earl of Berkeley , First Lord
  • Sir John Jennings , Naval Lord
  • John Cockburn
  • William Richard Chetwynd
  • Sir John Norris, Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Oxenden
• 1 June 1727: Commission.
  • Earl of Berkeley , First Lord
  • John Cockburn
  • William Richard Chetwynd
  • Sir John Norris, Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Oxenden
  • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
• 2 August 1727: Commission.
  • Viscount Torrington , First Lord
  • John Cockburn
  • Sir John Norris, Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
  • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
  • Viscount Malpas
  • Samuel Molyneux
• 1 June 1728: Commission.
  • Viscount Torrington , First Lord
  • John Cockburn
  • Sir John Norris, Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
  • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
  • Viscount Malpas
  • Sir William Yonge
• 19 May 1729: Commission.
  • Viscount Torrington , First Lord
  • John Cockburn
  • Sir John Norris, Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
  • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
  • Sir William Yonge
  • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
• 13 May 1730: Commission.
  • Viscount Torrington , First Lord
  • John Cockburn
  • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
  • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
  • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
  • Sir Thomas Frankland
  • Thomas Winnington
• 15 June 1732: Commission.
  • Viscount Torrington , First Lord
  • Sir Charles Wager , Naval Lord
  • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
  • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
  • Sir Thomas Frankland
  • Thomas Winnington
  • Thomas Clutterbuck
• 21 June 1733: Commission.
  • Sir Charles Wager , First Lord
  • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
  • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
  • Sir Thomas Frankland
  • Thomas Winnington
  • Thomas Clutterbuck
  • Lord Harry Powlett , Naval Lord
• 22 May 1736: Commission.
  • Sir Charles Wager , First Lord
  • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
  • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
  • Sir Thomas Frankland
  • Thomas Clutterbuck
  • Lord Harry Powlett , Naval Lord
  • John Campbell
• 13 March 1738: Commission.
  • Sir Charles Wager , First Lord
  • Sir Thomas Lyttelton
  • Sir Thomas Frankland
  • Thomas Clutterbuck
  • Lord Harry Powlett , Naval Lord
  • John Campbell
  • Lord Vere Beauclerk , Naval Lord

1741 to 1761

• 5 May 1741: Commission.
  • Sir Charles Wager , First Lord
  • Sir Thomas Frankland
  • Lord Harry Powlett , Naval Lord
  • John Campbell
  • Lord Vere Beauclerk , Naval Lord
  • Lord Glenorchy
  • Edward Thompson
• 19 March 1742: Commission.
  • Earl of Winchilsea, First Lord
  • John Cockburn
  • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
  • Lord Baltimore
  • Philip Cavendish , Naval Lord
  • George Lee
  • John Trevor
• 13 December 1743: Commission.
  • Earl of Winchilsea, First Lord
  • John Cockburn
  • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
  • Lord Baltimore
  • George Lee
  • Sir Charles Hardy, Naval Lord
  • John Phillipson
• 27 December 1744: Commission.
  • Duke of Bedford, First Lord
  • Earl of Sandwich
  • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
  • Lord Vere Beauclerk , Naval Lord
  • Lord Baltimore
  • George Anson, Naval Lord
  • George Grenville
• 25 April 1745: Commission.
  • Duke of Bedford, First Lord
  • Earl of Sandwich
  • Lord Archibald Hamilton , Naval Lord
  • Lord Vere Beauclerk , Naval Lord
  • George Anson, Naval Lord
  • George Grenville
  • The Hon. Henry Legge
• 25 February 1746: Commission.
  • Duke of Bedford, First Lord
  • Earl of Sandwich
  • Lord Vere Beauclerk , Naval Lord
  • George Anson, Naval Lord
  • George Grenville
  • The Hon. Henry Legge
  • Viscount Barrington
• 27 June 1746: Commission.
  • Duke of Bedford, First Lord
  • Earl of Sandwich
  • Lord Vere Beauclerk , Naval Lord
  • George Anson, Naval Lord
  • George Grenville
  • Viscount Barrington
  • Viscount Duncannon
• 23 June 1747: Commission.
  • Duke of Bedford, First Lord
  • Earl of Sandwich
  • Lord Vere Beauclerk , Naval Lord
  • George Anson, Naval Lord
  • Viscount Barrington
  • Viscount Duncannon
  • Welbore Ellis
• 26 February 1748: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • Lord Vere Beauclerk , Naval Lord
  • Lord Anson, Naval Lord
  • Viscount Barrington
  • Viscount Duncannon
  • Welbore Ellis
  • The Hon. John Stanhope
• 24 December 1748: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • Lord Vere Beauclerk , Naval Lord
  • Lord Anson, Naval Lord
  • Viscount Barrington
  • Viscount Duncannon
  • Welbore Ellis
  • The Hon. Thomas Villiers
• 18 November 1749: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • Lord Anson, Naval Lord
  • Viscount Barrington
  • Viscount Duncannon
  • Welbore Ellis
  • The Hon. Thomas Villiers
  • Viscount Trentham
• 22 June 1751: Commission.
  • Lord Anson, First Lord
  • Viscount Barrington
  • Viscount Duncannon
  • Welbore Ellis
  • The Hon. Thomas Villiers
  • William Rowley, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord
• 9 April 1754: Commission.
  • Lord Anson, First Lord
  • Viscount Duncannon
  • Welbore Ellis
  • The Hon. Thomas Villiers
  • Sir William Rowley, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Charles Townshend
• 29 December 1755: Commission.
  • Lord Anson, First Lord
  • Viscount Duncannon
  • The Hon. Thomas Villiers
  • Sir William Rowley, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord
  • Viscount Bateman
  • The Hon. Richard Edgcumbe
• 17 November 1756: Commission.
  • Earl Temple, First Lord
  • The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord
  • Temple West , Naval Lord
  • John Pitt
  • George Hay
  • Thomas Orby Hunter
  • Gilbert Elliot
• 13 December 1756: Commission.
  • Earl Temple, First Lord
  • The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord
  • Temple West , Naval Lord
  • George Hay
  • Thomas Orby Hunter
  • Gilbert Elliot
  • The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord
• 6 April 1757: Commission.
  • Earl of Winchilsea, First Lord
  • Sir William Rowley, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord
  • Gilbert Elliot
  • Lord Carysfort
  • Savage Mostyn , Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Edwin Sandys
• 2 July 1757: Commission.
  • Lord Anson, First Lord
  • The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord
  • Temple West , Naval Lord
  • George Hay
  • Thomas Orby Hunter
  • Gilbert Elliot
  • The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord
• 26 September 1757: Commission.
  • Lord Anson, First Lord
  • The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord
  • George Hay
  • Thomas Orby Hunter
  • Gilbert Elliot
  • The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord

1761 to 1782

• 19 March 1761: Commission.
  • Lord Anson, First Lord
  • George Hay
  • Thomas Orby Hunter
  • The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord
  • Hans Stanley
  • Viscount Villiers
  • Thomas Pelham
• 17 June 1762: Commission.
  • Earl of Halifax , First Lord
  • George Hay
  • Thomas Orby Hunter
  • The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord
  • Hans Stanley
  • Viscount Villiers
  • Thomas Pelham
• 18 October 1762: Commission.
  • The Hon. George Grenville, First Lord
  • George Hay
  • Thomas Orby Hunter
  • The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord
  • Hans Stanley
  • Viscount Villiers
  • Thomas Pelham
• 1 January 1763: Commission.
  • The Hon. George Grenville, First Lord
  • George Hay
  • Thomas Orby Hunter
  • The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord
  • Hans Stanley
  • Lord Carysfort
  • James Harris
• 20 April 1763: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • George Hay
  • Hans Stanley
  • Lord Carysfort
  • Viscount Howe , Naval Lord
  • Lord Digby
  • Thomas Pitt
• 16 September 1763: Commission.
  • Earl of Egmont, First Lord
  • George Hay
  • Hans Stanley
  • Lord Carysfort
  • Viscount Howe , Naval Lord
  • Lord Digby
  • Thomas Pitt
• 31 July 1765: Commission.
  • Earl of Egmont, First Lord
  • Thomas Pitt
  • Sir Charles Saunders, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Augustus Keppel, Naval Lord
  • Charles Townshend
  • Sir William Meredith
  • John Buller
• 21 December 1765: Commission.
  • Earl of Egmont, First Lord
  • Sir Charles Saunders, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Augustus Keppel, Naval Lord
  • Charles Townshend
  • Sir William Meredith
  • John Buller
  • The Hon. John Yorke
• 15 September 1766: Commission.
  • Sir Charles Saunders, First Lord
  • The Hon. Augustus Keppel, Naval Lord
  • Charles Townshend
  • Sir William Meredith
  • John Buller
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • Sir George Yonge
• 11 December 1766: Commission.
  • Sir Edward Hawke, First Lord
  • Charles Townshend
  • John Buller
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • Sir George Yonge
  • Sir Piercy Brett , Naval Lord
  • Charles Jenkinson
• 8 March 1768: Commission.
  • Sir Edward Hawke, First Lord
  • Charles Townshend
  • John Buller
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • Sir George Yonge
  • Sir Piercy Brett , Naval Lord
  • Lord Charles Spencer
• 28 February 1770: Commission.
  • Sir Edward Hawke, First Lord
  • John Buller
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • Lord Charles Spencer
  • Viscount Lisburne
  • Francis Holburne, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Charles James Fox
• 12 January 1771: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • John Buller
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • Lord Charles Spencer
  • Viscount Lisburne
  • Francis Holburne, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Charles James Fox
• 2 February 1771: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • John Buller
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • Lord Charles Spencer
  • Viscount Lisburne
  • The Hon. Charles James Fox
  • The Hon. Augustus John Hervey, Naval Lord
• 6 May 1772: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • John Buller
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • Lord Charles Spencer
  • Viscount Lisburne
  • The Hon. Augustus John Hervey, Naval Lord
  • Thomas Bradshaw
• 30 December 1774: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • John Buller
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • Lord Charles Spencer
  • Viscount Lisburne
  • The Hon. Augustus John Hervey, Naval Lord
  • Henry Penton
• 12 April 1775: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • John Buller
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • Lord Charles Spencer
  • Viscount Lisburne
  • Henry Penton
  • Sir Hugh Palliser , Naval Lord
• 15 December 1777: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • John Buller
  • Lord Charles Spencer
  • Earl of Lisburne
  • Henry Penton
  • Sir Hugh Palliser , Naval Lord
  • Lord Mulgrave
• 23 April 1779: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • John Buller
  • Lord Charles Spencer
  • Earl of Lisburne
  • Henry Penton
  • Lord Mulgrave
  • Robert Man , Naval Lord
• 16 July 1779: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • John Buller
  • Earl of Lisburne
  • Henry Penton
  • Lord Mulgrave
  • Robert Man , Naval Lord
  • Bamber Gascoyne
• 22 September 1780: Commission.
  • Earl of Sandwich, First Lord
  • Earl of Lisburne
  • Henry Penton
  • Lord Mulgrave
  • Bamber Gascoyne
  • The Hon. Charles Francis Greville
  • George Darby , Naval Lord

1782 to 1801

• 1 April 1782: Commission.
  • The Hon. Augustus Keppel, First Lord
  • Sir Robert Harland , Naval Lord
  • Hugh Pigot , Naval Lord
  • Viscount Duncannon
  • The Hon. John Townshend
  • Charles Brett
  • Richard Hopkins
• 18 July 1782: Commission.
  • Viscount Keppel, First Lord
  • Sir Robert Harland , Naval Lord
  • Hugh Pigot , Naval Lord
  • Charles Brett
  • Richard Hopkins
  • The Hon. John Jeffreys Pratt
  • John Aubrey
• 30 January 1783: Commission.
  • Viscount Howe, First Lord
  • Hugh Pigot , Naval Lord
  • Charles Brett
  • Richard Hopkins
  • The Hon. John Jeffreys Pratt
  • John Aubrey
  • The Hon. John Leveson-Gower , Naval Lord
• 10 April 1783: Commission.
  • Viscount Keppel, First Lord
  • Hugh Pigot , Naval Lord
  • Viscount Duncannon
  • The Hon. John Townshend
  • Sir John Lindsay, Naval Lord
  • William Jolliffe
  • Whitshed Keene
• 31 December 1783: Commission.
  • Viscount Howe, First Lord
  • Charles Brett
  • The Hon. John Jeffreys Pratt
  • The Hon. John Leveson-Gower , Naval Lord
  • Lord Apsley
  • The Hon. Charles George Perceval
  • John Modyford Heywood
• 2 April 1784: Commission.
  • Viscount Howe, First Lord
  • Charles Brett
  • Richard Hopkins
  • The Hon. John Jeffreys Pratt
  • The Hon. John Leveson-Gower , Naval Lord
  • Lord Apsley
  • The Hon. Charles George Perceval
• 16 July 1788: Commission.
  • Earl of Chatham, First Lord
  • Richard Hopkins
  • Viscount Bayham
  • The Hon. John Leveson-Gower , Naval Lord
  • Lord Apsley
  • Lord Arden
  • Lord Hood, Naval Lord
• 12 August 1789: Commission.
  • Earl of Chatham, First Lord
  • Richard Hopkins
  • Lord Arden
  • Lord Hood, Naval Lord
  • Sir Francis Samuel Drake , Naval Lord
  • Viscount Belgrave
  • The Hon. John Thomas Townshend
• 19 January 1790: Commission.
  • Earl of Chatham, First Lord
  • Richard Hopkins
  • Lord Arden
  • Lord Hood, Naval Lord
  • Viscount Belgrave
  • The Hon. John Thomas Townshend
  • Alan Gardner , Naval Lord
• 27 June 1791: Commission.
  • Earl of Chatham, First Lord
  • Lord Arden
  • Lord Hood, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. John Thomas Townshend
  • Alan Gardner , Naval Lord
  • John Smyth
  • Charles Small Pybus
• 26 April 1793: Commission.
  • Earl of Chatham, First Lord
  • Lord Arden
  • Lord Hood, Naval Lord
  • Alan Gardner , Naval Lord
  • John Smyth
  • Charles Small Pybus
  • Philip Affleck , Naval Lord
• 12 May 1794: Commission.
  • Earl of Chatham, First Lord
  • Lord Arden
  • Lord Hood, Naval Lord
  • Alan Gardner , Naval Lord
  • Charles Small Pybus
  • Philip Affleck , Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Middleton, Naval Lord
• 19 December 1794: Commission.
  • Earl Spencer, First Lord
  • Lord Arden
  • Lord Hood, Naval Lord
  • Sir Alan Gardner , Naval Lord
  • Charles Small Pybus
  • Philip Affleck , Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Middleton, Naval Lord
• 7 March 1795: Commission
  • Earl Spencer, First Lord
  • Lord Arden
  • Charles Small Pybus
  • Sir Charles Middleton, Naval Lord
  • Lord Hugh Seymour
  • Philip Stephens
  • James Gambier, Naval Lord
• 20 November 1795: Commission
  • Earl Spencer, First Lord
  • Lord Arden
  • Charles Small Pybus
  • Lord Hugh Seymour
  • Sir Philip Stephens
  • James Gambier, Naval Lord
  • William Young, Naval Lord
• 25 July 1797: Commission
  • Earl Spencer, First Lord
  • Lord Arden
  • Lord Hugh Seymour
  • Sir Philip Stephens
  • James Gambier, Naval Lord
  • William Young, Naval Lord
  • Thomas Wallace
• 10 September 1798: Commission
  • Earl Spencer, First Lord
  • Lord Arden
  • Sir Philip Stephens
  • James Gambier, Naval Lord
  • William Young, Naval Lord
  • Thomas Wallace
  • Robert Man , Naval Lord
• 10 July 1800: Commission
  • Earl Spencer, First Lord
  • Lord Arden
  • Sir Philip Stephens
  • James Gambier, Naval Lord
  • William Young, Naval Lord
  • Robert Man , Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Eliot

1801 to 1822

• 19 February 1801: Commission.
  • Earl of St Vincent, First Lord
  • Sir Philip Stephens
  • The Hon. William Eliot
  • Sir Thomas Troubridge, Naval Lord
  • James Adams
  • John Markham , Naval Lord
  • William Garthshore
• 17 January 1804: Commission.
  • Earl of St Vincent, First Lord
  • Sir Philip Stephens
  • Sir Thomas Troubridge, Naval Lord
  • James Adams
  • John Markham , Naval Lord
  • John Lemon
  • Sir Harry Burrard Neale , Naval Lord
• 15 May 1804: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir Philip Stephens
  • James Gambier, Naval Lord
  • Sir Harry Burrard Neale , Naval Lord
  • Sir John Colpoys , Naval Lord
  • Philip Patton , Naval Lord
  • William Dickenson
• 13 September 1804: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir Philip Stephens
  • James Gambier, Naval Lord
  • Sir John Colpoys , Naval Lord
  • Philip Patton , Naval Lord
  • William Dickenson
  • Sir Evan Nepean
• 2 May 1805: Commission.
  • Lord Barham, First Lord
  • Sir Philip Stephens
  • James Gambier, Naval Lord
  • Philip Patton , Naval Lord
  • William Dickenson
  • Sir Evan Nepean
  • Lord Garlies , Naval Lord
• 10 February 1806: Commission.
  • The Hon. Charles Grey, First Lord
  • Sir Philip Stephens
  • John Markham , Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Morice Pole , Naval Lord
  • Sir Harry Burrard Neale , Naval Lord
  • Lord William Russell
  • Lord Kensington
• 29 September 1806: Commission.
  • Thomas Grenville, First Lord
  • Sir Philip Stephens
  • John Markham , Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Morice Pole , Naval Lord
  • Sir Harry Burrard Neale , Naval Lord
  • Lord William Russell
  • Lord Kensington
• 23 October 1806: Commission.
  • Thomas Grenville, First Lord
  • John Markham , Naval Lord
  • Sir Harry Burrard Neale , Naval Lord
  • Lord William Russell
  • Lord Kensington
  • Thomas Francis Fremantle , Naval Lord
  • William Frankland
• 6 April 1807: Commission.
  • Lord Mulgrave , First Lord
  • James Gambier, Naval Lord
  • Sir Richard Bickerton , Naval Lord
  • William Johnstone Hope , Naval Lord
  • Robert Ward
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • James Buller
• 9 May 1808: Commission.
  • Lord Mulgrave , First Lord
  • Sir Richard Bickerton , Naval Lord
  • William Johnstone Hope , Naval Lord
  • Robert Ward
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • James Buller
  • William Domett , Naval Lord
• 30 March 1809: Commission.
  • Lord Mulgrave , First Lord
  • Sir Richard Bickerton , Naval Lord
  • Robert Ward
  • Viscount Palmerston
  • James Buller
  • William Domett , Naval Lord
  • Robert Moorsom , Naval Lord
• 24 November 1809: Commission.
  • Lord Mulgrave , First Lord
  • Sir Richard Bickerton , Naval Lord
  • Robert Ward
  • James Buller
  • William Domett , Naval Lord
  • Robert Moorsom , Naval Lord
  • Viscount Lowther
• 4 May 1810: Commission.
  • Charles Philip Yorke, First Lord
  • Sir Richard Bickerton , Naval Lord
  • Robert Ward
  • James Buller
  • William Domett , Naval Lord
  • Robert Moorsom , Naval Lord
  • Viscount Lowther
• 3 July 1810: Commission.
  • Charles Philip Yorke, First Lord
  • Sir Richard Bickerton , Naval Lord
  • Robert Ward
  • James Buller
  • William Domett , Naval Lord
  • Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke , Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Frederick John Robinson
• 17 June 1811: Commission.
  • Charles Philip Yorke, First Lord
  • Sir Richard Bickerton , Naval Lord
  • James Buller
  • William Domett , Naval Lord
  • Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke , Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Frederick John Robinson
  • Lord Walpole
• 25 March 1812: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • William Domett , Naval Lord
  • Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke , Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Frederick John Robinson
  • Lord Walpole
  • William Dundas
  • George Johnstone Hope , Naval Lord
• 5 October 1812: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • William Domett , Naval Lord
  • Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke , Naval Lord
  • William Dundas
  • George Johnstone Hope , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Warrender
  • John Osborn
• 18 May 1813: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • William Domett , Naval Lord
  • Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke , Naval Lord
  • William Dundas
  • Sir George Warrender
  • John Osborn
  • Lord Henry Paulet , Naval Lord
• 23 October 1813: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke , Naval Lord
  • William Dundas
  • George Johnstone Hope , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Warrender
  • John Osborn
  • Lord Henry Paulet , Naval Lord
• 23 August 1814: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke , Naval Lord
  • George Johnstone Hope , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Warrender
  • John Osborn
  • Lord Henry Paulet , Naval Lord
  • Barrington Pope Blachford
• 24 May 1816: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke , Naval Lord
  • George Johnstone Hope , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Warrender
  • John Osborn
  • Sir Graham Moore, Naval Lord
  • Marquess of Worcester
• 2 April 1818: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir George Warrender
  • John Osborn
  • Sir Graham Moore, Naval Lord
  • Marquess of Worcester
  • Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham , Naval Lord
• 15 March 1819: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir George Warrender
  • Sir John Osborn
  • Sir Graham Moore, Naval Lord
  • Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Clerk
• 13 March 1820: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir William Johnstone Hope , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Warrender
  • Sir John Osborn
  • Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Clerk

1822 to 1841

• 8 February 1822: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir William Johnstone Hope , Naval Lord
  • Sir John Osborn
  • Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Clerk
  • William Robert Keith Douglas
• 23 March 1822: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir William Johnstone Hope , Naval Lord
  • Sir John Osborn
  • Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord
  • Sir George Clerk
• 16 February 1824: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir William Johnstone Hope , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord
  • Sir George Clerk
  • William Robert Keith Douglas
• 2 May 1827: Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, Lord High Admiral
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 2 May 1827:
    • Sir William Johnstone Hope
    • Sir George Cockburn
    • William Robert Keith Douglas
    • John Evelyn Denison
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 4 February 1828:
    • Sir William Johnstone Hope
    • Sir George Cockburn
    • Sir George Clerk
    • Earl of Brecknock
  • Council of the Lord High Admiral, 12 March 1828:
    • Sir George Cockburn
    • Sir George Clerk
    • Earl of Brecknock
    • Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen
• 19 September 1828: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Clerk
  • Earl of Brecknock
• 15 July 1829: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham , Naval Lord
  • Sir George Clerk
  • Viscount Castlereagh
• 31 July 1830: Commission.
  • Viscount Melville, First Lord
  • Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham , Naval Lord
  • Viscount Castlereagh
  • Charles Ross
• 25 November 1830: Commission.
  • Sir James Robert George Graham, First Lord
  • Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, First Naval Lord
  • The Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell , Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. George Barrington, Fourth Naval Lord
• 8 June 1832: Commission.
  • Sir James Robert George Graham, First Lord
  • Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, First Naval Lord
  • The Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell , Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. George Barrington, Fourth Naval Lord
  • Henry Labouchere, Civil Lord
• 13 April 1833: Commission.
  • Sir James Robert George Graham, First Lord
  • Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, First Naval Lord
  • The Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell , Third Naval Lord
  • Henry Labouchere, Civil Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Fourth Naval Lord
• 11 June 1834: Commission.
  • Lord Auckland, First Lord
  • Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, First Naval Lord
  • The Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell , Third Naval Lord
  • Henry Labouchere, Civil Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Fourth Naval Lord
• 1 August 1834: Commission.
  • Lord Auckland, First Lord
  • The Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas , First Naval Lord
  • Sir William Parker , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell , Third Naval Lord
  • Henry Labouchere, Civil Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Fourth Naval Lord
• 1 November 1834: Commission.
  • Lord Auckland, First Lord
  • Charles Adam , First Naval Lord
  • Sir William Parker , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell , Third Naval Lord
  • Henry Labouchere, Civil Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Fourth Naval Lord
• 23 December 1835: Commission.
  • Earl de Grey, First Lord
  • Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord
  • Sir John Poo Beresford , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir Charles Rowley , Third Naval Lord
  • Lord Ashley, Civil Lord
  • Maurice Fitzgerald , Civil Lord
• 25 April 1835: Commission.
  • Lord Auckland, First Lord
  • Charles Adam , First Naval Lord
  • Sir William Parker , Second Naval Lord
  • The Hon. George Elliot , Third Naval Lord
  • Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, Fourth Naval Lord
  • Lord Dalmeny , Civil Lord
• 19 September 1835: Commission.
  • Earl of Minto, First Lord
  • Sir Charles Adam , First Naval Lord
  • Sir William Parker , Second Naval Lord
  • The Hon. George Elliot , Third Naval Lord
  • Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, Fourth Naval Lord
  • Lord Dalmeny , Civil Lord
• 22 July 1837: Commission.
  • Earl of Minto, First Lord
  • Sir Charles Adam , First Naval Lord
  • Sir William Parker , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, Third Naval Lord
  • Lord Dalmeny , Civil Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Fourth Naval Lord
• 5 March 1839: Commission.
  • Earl of Minto, First Lord
  • Sir Charles Adam , First Naval Lord
  • Sir William Parker , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, Third Naval Lord
  • Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell , Fourth Naval Lord
  • Lord Dalmeny , Civil Lord

1841 to 1861

• 25 June 1841: Commission.
  • Earl of Minto, First Lord
  • Sir Charles Adam , First Naval Lord
  • Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, Second Naval Lord
  • Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell , Third Naval Lord
  • Lord Dalmeny , Civil Lord
  • James Whitley Deans Dundas, Fourth Naval Lord
• 8 September 1841: Commission.
  • Earl of Haddington, First Lord
  • Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord
  • Sir William Hall Gage , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir George Francis Seymour , Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Gordon , Fourth Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry, Civil Lord
• 22 May 1844: Commission.
  • Earl of Haddington, First Lord
  • Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord
  • Sir William Hall Gage , Second Naval Lord
  • William Bowles, Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Gordon , Fourth Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry, Civil Lord
• 12 February 1845: Commission.
  • Earl of Haddington, First Lord
  • Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord
  • Sir William Hall Gage , Second Naval Lord
  • William Bowles, Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Gordon , Fourth Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Henry Fitzroy
• 13 January 1846: Commission.
  • Earl of Ellenborough, First Lord
  • Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord
  • Sir William Hall Gage , Second Naval Lord
  • William Bowles, Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Gordon , Fourth Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Henry Fitzroy
• 17 February 1846: Commission.
  • Earl of Ellenborough, First Lord
  • Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord
  • Sir William Hall Gage , Second Naval Lord
  • William Bowles, Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Henry Fitzroy
  • The Hon. Henry John Rous , Fourth Naval Lord
• 13 July 1846: Commission.
  • Earl of Auckland, First Lord
  • Sir William Parker, First Naval Lord
  • James Whitley Deans Dundas, Second Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Third Naval Lord
  • Lord John Hay, Fourth Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord
• 24 July 1846: Commission.
  • Earl of Auckland, First Lord
  • Sir Charles Adam , First Naval Lord
  • James Whitley Deans Dundas, Second Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Third Naval Lord
  • Lord John Hay, Fourth Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord
• 20 July 1847: Commission.
  • Earl of Auckland, First Lord
  • James Whitley Deans Dundas, First Naval Lord
  • Henry Prescott , Second Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Third Naval Lord
  • Lord John Hay, Fourth Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord
• 23 December 1847: Commission.
  • Earl of Auckland, First Lord
  • James Whitley Deans Dundas, First Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Second Naval Lord
  • Lord John Hay, Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord
  • Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord
• 18 January 1849: Commission.
  • Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, First Lord
  • James Whitley Deans Dundas, First Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Second Naval Lord
  • Lord John Hay, Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord
  • Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord
• 9 February 1850: Commission.
  • Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, First Lord
  • James Whitley Deans Dundas, First Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Second Naval Lord
  • Houston Stewart , Third Naval Lord
  • Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord
• 13 February 1852: Commission.
  • Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, First Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , First Naval Lord
  • Houston Stewart , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir James Stirling, Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord
• 2 March 1852: Commission.
  • Duke of Northumberland, First Lord
  • Hyde Parker, First Naval Lord
  • Phipps Hornby , Second Naval Lord
  • Sir Thomas Herbert, Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Arthur Duncombe , Fourth Naval Lord
  • Alexander Milne, Fifth Naval Lord
• 5 January 1853: Commission.
  • Sir James Robert George Graham, First Lord
  • Hyde Parker, First Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , Second Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Richard Saunders Dundas , Third Naval Lord
  • Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord
• 3 June 1854: Commission.
  • Sir James Robert George Graham, First Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , First Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Richard Saunders Dundas , Second Naval Lord
  • Peter Richards , Third Naval Lord
  • Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord
  • The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord
• 8 March 1855: Commission.
  • Sir Charles Wood, First Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , First Naval Lord
  • Henry Eden , Second Naval Lord
  • Peter Richards , Third Naval Lord
  • Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord
• 14 March 1855: Commission.
  • Sir Charles Wood, First Lord
  • The Hon. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , First Naval Lord
  • Henry Eden , Second Naval Lord
  • Peter Richards , Third Naval Lord
  • Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord
  • Sir Robert Peel , Civil Lord
• 2 April 1857: Commission.
  • Sir Charles Wood, First Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , First Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas , Second Naval Lord
  • Henry Eden , Third Naval Lord
  • Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord
  • Sir Robert Peel , Civil Lord
• 30 May 1857: Commission.
  • Sir Charles Wood, First Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley , First Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas , Second Naval Lord
  • Henry Eden , Third Naval Lord
  • Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord
  • Thomas George Baring, Civil Lord
• 24 November 1857: Commission.
  • Sir Charles Wood, First Lord
  • The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas , First Naval Lord
  • Henry Eden , Second Naval Lord
  • Alexander Milne, Third Naval Lord
  • The Hon. Frederick Thomas Pelham , Fourth Naval Lord
  • Thomas George Baring, Civil Lord
• Work in Progress

Source: Office-Holders in Modern Britain IV: Admiralty Officials 1660-1870, online at http://www.british-history.ac.uk