Treasurer of the Navy

Office of the Treasurer of the Navy
Office of the Treasurer of the Navy
	Navy Board flag
	Department of the Admiralty
Member of	Navy Board (1546–1832)
Reports to	First Lord of the Admiralty
Nominator	First Lord of the Admiralty
Appointer	Prime Minister; Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council
Term length	Not fixed (typically 3–7 years)
Inaugural holder	William Gonson
Formation	1524–1836

The Treasurer of the Navy,^[1] originally called Treasurer of Marine Causes^[2] or Paymaster of the Navy,^[3] was a civilian officer of the Royal Navy, one of the principal commissioners of the Navy Board responsible for naval finance^[4] from 1524 to 1832. The treasurer was based at the Navy Pay Office.

^ Mackenzie, Sir George (1 January 1821). "The Royal naval and military calendar: and national record for 1821". Google Books. Printed for the author. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^ Knighton, C. S.; Loades, David (2016). Elizabethan Naval Administration. Routledge. p. 5. ISBN 9781317145035.
^ Knighton, C. S.; Loades, D. M. (2011). The Navy of Edward VI and Mary I. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 570. ISBN 9781409418474.
^ "Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Treasurer's Out-Letters". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1807–1830, ADM 15. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

[1] Mackenzie, Sir George (1 January 1821). "The Royal naval and military calendar: and national record for 1821". Google Books. Printed for the author. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

[2] Knighton, C. S.; Loades, David (2016). Elizabethan Naval Administration. Routledge. p. 5. ISBN 9781317145035.

[3] Knighton, C. S.; Loades, D. M. (2011). The Navy of Edward VI and Mary I. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 570. ISBN 9781409418474.

[4] "Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Treasurer's Out-Letters". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1807–1830, ADM 15. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]