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The Resident Commissioner at Portsmouth also known as the Resident Commissioner of the Navy at Portsmouth
[1] was the chief representative of the
Navy Board based at
Portsmouth Dockyard . He was senior official of the yard responsible for the supervision of the principal officers of the yard from 1649 until 1829.
[2] In 1832 this office was superseded by the
Admiral-Superintendent, Portsmouth .
Office Holders
Incomplete list of post holders included:
[3]
Lieutenant William Willoughby, 13 March 1649 – 30 March 1651
Vice-Admiral Robert Moulton, 4 May 1651 – 22 September 1652
Francis Willoughby, 22 September 1652 – 10 November 1664
Thomas Middleton, 10 November 1664 – 30 September 1675
Rear-Admiral Sir
John Kempthorne , 30 September 1675 – 22 October 1679
Rear-Admiral Richard Beach, 22 October 1679 – 26 March 1689
Captain Thomas Wilshaw, 26 March 1689 – December 1693
Captain
Henry Greenhill , 26 March 1695 – 1702
[4]
Captain Sir
William Gifford , 18 June 1702 – 14 January 1705
Captain
Isaac Townsend , 14 January 1705 – 17 May 1713,
Captain Isaac Townsend, 17 May 1713 – May 1729, (jointly with Seymour)
Captain Sir Michael Seymour, 14 January 1729 – 28 June 1732, (jointly with Townsend, then Hughes)
Captain
Richard Hughes , 5 May 1729 – 12 February 1754, (jointly with Seymour)
Captain
Sir Richard Hughes , 12 February 1754 – 25 August 1773
Commodore
James Gambier , 25 August 1773 – 26 January 1778
Captain
Samuel Hood , 26 January 1778 – 30 September 1780
Captain
Henry Martin , 30 September 1780 – 13 March 1790
Captain Sir
Charles Saxton , 13 March 1790 – July 1806
Captain
Sir George Grey , July 1806 – January 1829
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 of the navy home yards
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 of the navy overseas yards
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 under the principal officers