The Admiralty Advocate was one of the Law Officers of the Crown. He represented the Crown in the

High Court of Admiralty Admiralty courts, also known as maritime courts, are courts exercising jurisdiction over all maritime contracts, torts, injuries, and offences. Admiralty courts in the United Kingdom England and Wales Scotland The Scottish court's earliest ...

from 1661 to 1867. He was also known as the Advocate for the Affairs of the Admiralty.

History

The post was first established in 1661 with the post holder representing the Crown in the

. After 1875, when the Admiralty Court became part of the

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of the new

High Court of Justice The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Its name is abbreviated as EWHC (Englan ...

, the office became obsolete.

Admiralty Advocates after 1660

Included: * 29 October 1661: William Turner * date unknown: Sir Walter Walker * 19 May 1674: Richard Lloyd * 13 September 1685: Thomas Pinfold * 17 July 1686: William Oldiss * 17 September 1693: Fisher Littleton * 26 January 1694: Henry Newton (temporarily during the illness of Littleton) * 16 March 1697: Henry Newton (permanently) * 15 November 1704:

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(deputy during the absence of Newton) * 28 October 1714: Henry Penrice * 15 August 1715: Richard Fuller * 30 March 1727:

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* 1 October 1731: Edmund Ishan * 20 March 1741: William Strahan * 9 August 1748: Thomas Salusbury * 14 November 1751: Charles Pinfold, junior * 15 February 1756: John Bettesworth * 14 June 1764: George Harris * 1 May 1782: William Scott * 4 September 1788: Thomas Bever * 12 November 1791:

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* 1 March 1801: Sir Christopher Robinson * 25 November 1811:

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* 11 March 1829: John Dodson * 25 October 1834:

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* 1855:

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* 1862:

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* 1867:

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Citations

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.

External links

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