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What (who) is First Lord of the Admiralty - definition

First Lord of the Admiralty

POLITICAL HEAD OF THE ROYAL NAVY

First Lords of the Admiralty; First lord of the Admiralty; List of First Lords of the Admiralty; List of Lords High Admirals and First Lords of the Admiralty; List of Lord High Admirals and First Lords of the Admiralty; List of the First Lords of the Admiralty; First Lord of the Admiralty (Royal Navy); First Lord of the Admiralty of Great Britain; President of the Board of Admiralty; Second Lord of the Admiralty; First Commissioner of the Admiralty; First lord of the admiralty

The First Lord of the Admiralty, or formally the Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty, was the political head of the English and later British Royal Navy. He was the government's senior adviser on all naval affairs, responsible for the direction and control of the Admiralty, and also of general administration of the Naval Service of the Kingdom of England, Great Britain in the 18th century, and then the United Kingdom, including the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, and other services.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty

Board of Admiralty

AUTHORITY WITH ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE ROYAL NAVY

British Board of Admiralty; Naval Lord; Admiralty Commissioner; Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty; Lords Commissioner of the Admiralty; Lords of the admiralty; Sea Lord; Second Civil Lord of the Admiralty; Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty; The Board of Admiralty

The Board of Admiralty (1628–1964) was established in 1628 when Charles I put the office of Lord High Admiral into commission. As that position was not always occupied, the purpose was to enable management of the day-to-day operational requirements of the Royal Navy; at that point administrative control of the navy was still the responsibility of the Navy Board, established in 1546.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Admiralty

Sea Lord

AUTHORITY WITH ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE ROYAL NAVY

British Board of Admiralty; Naval Lord; Admiralty Commissioner; Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty; Lords Commissioner of the Admiralty; Lords of the admiralty; Sea Lord; Second Civil Lord of the Admiralty; Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty; The Board of Admiralty

¦ noun either of two senior officers in the Royal Navy (First Sea Lord, Second Sea Lord) serving originally as members of the Admiralty Board (now of the Ministry of Defence).

Examples of use of First Lord of the Admiralty

1. Secretary of the Navy while Winston Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty.

2. Previously occupied by Chancellors of the Exchequer Admiralty Arch Built in 18th century for First Lord of the Admiralty.

3. Mr Prescott has retained his office in the Old Admiralty building, which was formerly occupied by the First Lord of the Admiralty.

4. Nelson‘s letter was sent to Lord Barham, First Lord of the Admiralty, outlining his strategy for the upcoming battle, which proved one of Britain‘s most famous naval victories.

5. When John was ten, his father – by this time a Conservative MP – became First Lord of the Admiralty, and the family moved into Admiralty House on Whitehall.