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Office of the Admiralty Advocate
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Department of the Admiralty
Reports to First Lord of the Admiralty
Nominator First Lord of the Admiralty
Appointer Prime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term lengthNot fixed
Inaugural holderWilliam Turner
Formation1661-1867

The Admiralty Advocate was one of the Law Officers of the Crown. He represented the Crown in the High Court of Admiralty from 1661 to 1867. He was also known as the Advocate for the Affairs of the Admiralty. [1]

History

The post was first established in 1661 with the post holder representing the Crown in the High Court of Admiralty. After 1875, when the Admiralty Court became part of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the new High Court of Justice, the office became obsolete.

Admiralty Advocates after 1660

Included: [2]

Citations

  1. ^ Office, Admiralty (March 1828). "Judicial Department". The Navy List. London, England: John Murray. p. 118.
  2. ^ Haydn, Joseph; Ockerby, Horace (1969). The Book of Dignities (1894) (Reprint ed.). London, England: W. H. Allen & Co. p. 423.

Sources

  • Office, Admiralty (March 1828). "Judicial Department". The Navy List. London, England: John Murray.
  • Haydn, Joseph; Ockerby, Horace (1969). The Book of Dignities (1894) (Reprint ed.). London, England: W. H. Allen & Co.

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