The Vice-Admiral of North Wales was responsible for the coastal defence of North Wales. The list of vice-admirals below also includes those of Carmarthen and Pembroke, with which for many years the Vice-Admiralty of North Wales was combined.

History

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s), dealing with salvage claims for wrecks and acting as a

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. In 1863 the Registrar of the

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stated that the offices had 'for many years been purely honorary' (HCA 50/24 pp. 235–6). Appointments were made by the Lord High Admiral when this officer existed. When the admiralty was in commission appointments were made by the crown by letters patent under the seal of the admiralty court.

Vice-admirals of North Wales

Source (1559–1560): Source (1660–1884): * 1559 – William Wood (Anglesey and Merioneth) * 1562 – Lewis Griffith (Denbigh and Flint) * 1563 – John Gwynne (Caernarvon) * 1567 – Sir Nicholas Arnold (Merioneth) * 1567 – Richard Bulkeley (Anglesey, Caernarvon and Merioneth) * 1571 – William Wynn (Caernarvon and Merioneth) * 1574 – John Lloyd (Caernarvon) * 1577–1584 – Sir Richard Bulkeley (Anglesey, Caernarvon and Merioneth) * 1579 – William Wynne (Flint) * 1585 –

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(died 1588) * 1587–1592 – ''no appointments known'' * 1592–1605 – Richard Leveson * 1605–1627 – Sir Richard Trevor * 1627 – John Griffith * 1644 – Sir Thomas Myddleton * 1647 – Thomas Glynne * 1647 –

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(died 1656) * 1649–1660 – ''No appointment known'' * 1660–1666 – Sir John Owen * 1666–1679 – John Robinson * 1679–1688 –

Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley of Cashel (died 18 October 1688) was a British peer and politician. He was born the second son of Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley of Baron Hill, Beaumaris and inherited the title from his father aft ...

* 1688–1696 –

Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet (– 23 December 1696) of Faenol (Vaynol) was a Welsh politician and landowner elected as MP for Caernarvonshire from 1689 until his death. Career Williams was born in around 1663, the son of Sir Griffith ...

* 1697–1701 –

Hugh Nanney Hugh Nanney (c. 1669 – 1701) of Nannau Hall, near Dolgellau, was a Welsh Member of Parliament and Vice-Admiral of North Wales. Biography He was the 2nd son of Hugh Nanney of Nannau Hall and educated at Eton College and Jesus College, Oxford w ...

* 1701–1702 –

Richard Bulkeley, 3rd Viscount Bulkeley Richard Bulkeley, 3rd Viscount Bulkeley ( – 9 August 1704) was a Welsh politician and peer. Bulkeley was the eldest son of Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley and Sarah, daughter of Daniel Harvey of London and sister of Sir Daniel Harvey. ...

* 1702–1710 –

Richard Bulkeley, 4th Viscount Bulkeley Richard Bulkeley, 4th Viscount Bulkeley (19 September 1682 – 4 June 1724), of Baron Hill, Anglesey, was a Welsh Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1704 and 1724. He was extremely hot-tempered and was involved in several per ...

* 1710–1711 –

Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet (c. 1674–1753), of Orielton, Pembrokeshire, was a Welsh Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1727. Early life Owen was the eldest surviving son Sir Hugh Owen, 2nd B ...

* 1711–1715 –

* 1715–1753 –

* 1753–1776 –

Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet (1697?–1781), of Orielton, Pembrokeshire, was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons for 52 years from 1722 to 1774. Owen was the eldest son of Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet, and his wife Emma Willi ...

(also Vice-Admiral of Pembroke 1761–<1776) * 1775–1786 –

Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet (?1731–86), of Orielton, Pembrokeshire, Wales was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1770 to 1786. Owen was the eldest son of Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet and educated at Newcome's School i ...

(also Vice-Admiral of Pembroke 1775–1786) * 1786–1790 – ''Office vacant '' * 1790–1812 –

Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (13 January 166330 August 1743), of Beaudesert, Staffordshire, and West Drayton, Middlesex, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1695 until 171 ...

(also Vice-Admiral of Carmarthen 1790–1812 and Vice-Admiral of Pembroke 1790–1812) * 1812–1854 –

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (17 May 1768 – 29 April 1854), styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as the Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British Army officer and politician. After serving as a member ...

(also Vice-Admiral of Carmarthen 1812–1854) * 1854–1884 –

Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn (13 January 1795 – 17 March 1884), was a British peer and Member of Parliament (MP). Mostyn was the son of Edward Lloyd, 1st Baron Mostyn. Born Edward Lloyd, assumed by Royal licence the addit ...

(also Vice-Admiral of Carmarthen 1854–1884)

Vice-admirals of Carmarthen

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1734–1737 * ''not known 1737–1747'' * Richard Vaughan 1747– * George Rice 1755–1779 * ''office vacant 1779–1790'' *

1790-1812 (also Vice-Admiral of North Wales 1790–1812 and Vice-Admiral of Pembroke 1790–1812) *

1812–1854 (also Vice-Admiral of North Wales 1812–1854) *

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1854–1884 (also Vice-Admiral of North Wales 1854–1884)

Vice-admirals of Pembroke

Source: *

1734–<1776 (also Vice-Admiral of North Wales 1753–<1776) *

1775–1786 (also Vice-Admiral of North Wales 1775–1786) * ''Office vacant 1786–1790'' *

1790-1812 (also Vice-Admiral of North Wales 1790–1812) *

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1812–1861

References

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