Controller of Storekeepers Accounts
The Controller of Storekeepers Accounts also known as the Comptroller of Storekeepers Accounts [ 1] Navy Board who was responsible for managing and processing all naval store-keeping accounts and deliveries to naval yards from 1671 to 1796 he was based in the Navy Office he superintended the Office for Examining Storekeepers Accounts .
History
The post was created in 1671, the Controller of Storekeeper Accounts department was responsible for examining all Naval Stores delivered to various storekeepers at all naval yards, in addition to auditing all their accounts. From 1796 the post was abolished and the work of this office was co-ordinated to some extent by the Navy Board 's Committee of Accounts , which itself was replaced for the last few years of the Board's existence in 1832 by the Accountant-General who was one of the principal officers of the Board. In 1796 a new stores department was created from the responsibilities of the former controller of storekeepers.
List of controllers
Included:[ 2] [ 3]
Sir John Ernle , 23 June 1671 - 29 April 1680
Sir Anthony Deane , 30 April 1680 - 30 July 1680.
Phineas. Pett,[ 4]
Sir William. Booth,[ 5]
Henry Priestman , 22 April 1689 - 10 July 1690Sir John Ashby , 11 July 1690 - 25 June 1693
Thomas. Wilshaw, 26 June 1693 - 26 October 1702
Henry. Greenhill,[ 6]
Thomas. Jennings, 2 February 1705 - 15 November 1714
Charles Cornewall , 16 November 1714 - 7 August 1716Thomas. Swanton, 8 August 1716 - 22 April 1718
William Clevland ,[ 7] Hon. Robert. Byng, 24 May 1732 - 28 May 1739
John. Phillipson, 29 May 1739 - 20 March 1741
George. Crowle, 21 March 1741 - 17 March 1752
Richard. Hall 18 March 1752 - 9 November 1753
George. Adams,[ 8]
Hon. William. H. Bateman, 20 March 1761 - 6 July 1783
William. Campbell,[ 9]
Sir William Bellingham ,[ 10] Sir Frederick Rogers,[ 11]
References
^ Ehrman, John (2012). The Navy in the War of William III 1689-1697: Its State and Direction ISBN 9781107645110 ^ 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 . ^ Beatson, Robert (1788). A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain and Ireland: Or, A Complete Register of the Hereditary Honours, Public Offices, and Persons in Office, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time 349 . Comptroller of Storekeepers Accounts Charles. Cornwall. ^ Collinge, J. M. (1978). Navy Board officials, 1660-1832 ^ Ehrman, John (2012). The Navy in the War of William III 1689-1697: Its State and Direction ISBN 9781107645110 ^ "LISTING OF DOCUMENT FILE FOR DATABASE ARCHIVE, Record No. 3233, commissioners and principal officers of the navy" . nationalarchives.gov.uk . The National Archives, GB1070 85-823. Retrieved 8 June 2017 .^ The present state of the British court, or, An account of the civil and military establishment of England ^ A Companion to the Almanac M.DCC.LIX. The Eighth Edition. ... To which is Added, a Map of the World, Neatly Engraved by Thomas Jefferys . ^ Mennons, John (1787). The Glasgow Almanack, for the Year M, DCC, LXXXVIII: Being Leap Year is Most Respectfully Inscribed to the Honourable John Riddell, Esq; Lord Provost, John Laurie, Esq; Gilbert Hamilton, Esq; Robert Mann, Esq; Bailies, William Coats, Esq; Dean of Guild, John Tennant, Esq; Deacon Convener, David Dale, Esq; Treasurer; and the Other Very Respectable Members of the Town Council of Glasgow, by Their Most Obedient and Very Humble Servant, J. Mennons ^ Blumenthal, Richard W. (2004). The Early Exploration of Inland Washington Waters: Journals and Logs from Six Expeditions, 1786–1792 ISBN 9780786427130 ^ The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...
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Principal officers
Lieutenant of the Admiralty , (1546-1564)Treasurer of Marine Causes , (1546-1564)Comptroller of the Navy , (1546-1660)Surveyor of the Navy , (1546-1832)Clerk of the Navy , (1546-1660)Master of Naval Ordnance , (1546-1589)Keeper of the Storehouses , (1546-1560)Surveyor of Marine Victuals , (1550-1679)Treasurer of the Navy and Senior Commissioner , (1564-1660)Comptroller of the Navy and Chairman of the Board , (1660-1832)Treasurer of the Navy , (1660-1832)Clerk of the Acts , (1660-1796)Controller of Treasurer Accounts , (1667-1796)Controller of Victualling Accounts , (1667-1796)Controller of Storekeepers Accounts , (1671-1796)Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services , (1800-1832)Commissioners for Current Business , (1686-1688)Commissioners for Old Accounts , 1686-1688)Commissioners for Examining Accounts (Incurred) , (1688-1689)Deputy Comptroller of the Navy , (1793-1813), (1829-1832)Pay Commissioner , (1796-1814)Civil Architect and Engineer of the Navy , (1808-1812)Surveyor of Buildings , (1813-1832)Surveyor of Dockyards , (1813-1832)Accountant-General of the Navy , (1829-32)Superintendent of Transport , (1829-1831)Storekeeper-General of the Navy , (1829-32) Subsidiary boards Resident Commissioners
Resident Commissioner, Chatham Dockyard , (1631-1829)Resident Commissioner, Portsmouth Dockyard , (1649-1829)Resident Commissioner, Woolwich Dockyard ,(1688-1828)Resident Commissioner, Plymouth Dockyard , (1691-1822)Resident Commissioner, Deptford Dockyard , (1714-1823)Resident Commissioner, Sheerness Dockyard , (1793-1822)Resident Commissioner, Devonport Dockyard , (1823-1832) Resident Commissioners
Resident Commissioner, Jamaica Yard , (1675-1832)Resident Commissioner, Cadiz Yard, (1694)
Resident Commissioner, Bombay Yard Resident Commissioner, Kinsale Yard , (1694-1713)Resident Commissioner, Gibraltar Yard , (1704-1832)Resident Commissioner, Antigua Yard , (1707-1832)Resident Commissioner, Ascension Yard , (1728-1832)Resident Commissioner, Port Mahon Yard , (1742-1763)Resident Commissioner, Halifax Yard , (1759-1832)Resident Commissioner, Barbados Yard , (1779-1783, 1810)Resident Commissioner, Kingston Yard , (1783-1832)Resident Commissioner, Ajaccio Yard , (1794-1799)Resident Commissioner, Bermuda Dockyard , (1795-1832)Resident Commissioner, Amherstburg Yard , (1796-1813)Resident Commissioner, Quebec Yard , (1804-1826)Resident Commissioner, Malta Dockyard , (1805-1832)Resident Commissioner, Madras Yard , (1808-1817)Resident Commissioner, Cape of Good Hope Yard , (1808-1822)Resident Commissioner, Bombay Dockyard , (1808-1816)Resident Commissioner, Trincomalee Dockyard , (1810-1832) Offices
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