The Vice-Admiral of Hampshire was responsible for the defence of the

county of Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire is ...

, England.

History

As a vice-admiral, the post holder was the chief of naval administration for his district. His responsibilities included pressing men for naval service, deciding the lawfulness of

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(captured by privateers), dealing with salvage claims for wrecks and acting as a

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. The earliest record of an appointment was of Sir Adrian Poynings 1558–1571. 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 Hampshire

This is a list of people who have served as Vice-Admiral of Hampshire. A separate Vice-Admiral of the Isle of Wight was appointed from 1569 to 1571, and from 1734 to 1807, although during the latter period, the Vice-Admiral of Hampshire intermittently held both posts. * Sir Adrian Poynings 1558–1571 *Sir Edward Horsey 1571–1583 *William Plasted 1583–1584 ''jointly with'' *Edmund Yonge 1583 ''and'' *Thomas Plasted 1583–1584 *

George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon KG (1547 – 9 September 1603) was the eldest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan. His father was first cousin to Elizabeth I of England. In 1560, at the age of 13, George matriculated at ...

1584–1603 * Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton 1603–1624 *

Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway PC (1564 – 3 January 1631) was an English soldier and statesman. Notable among his descendants are Queen Elizabeth II and Barack Obama. He was the son and heir of Sir John Conway of Arrow, and his wife Ellen ...

1624–1631 * Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland 1631–1635 * Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland 1635–1642 *''vacant'' *

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery, (10 October 158423 January 1650) was an English courtier, nobleman, and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I. Philip and his older brother William were ...

1644–1647 (Parliamentary) *Robert Hammond 1647–1649 (Parliamentary) *Charles Fleetwood 1650–1652 ''jointly with'' (Parliamentary) *William Sydenham 1650–1660 (Parliamentary) * Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 2nd Baronet 1660 * Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland 1660–1662 * Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper 1662–1669 *

Sir Robert Holmes Sir Robert Holmes ( – 18 November 1692) was an English Admiral of the Restoration Navy. He participated in the second and third Anglo-Dutch Wars, both of which he is, by some, credited with having started. He was made Governor of the Isle of ...

1669–1692 * Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton 1692–1710 * John Richmond Webb 1710–1714 * Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton 1714–1722 *

Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton Charles Powlett (sometimes spelled Paulet), 3rd Duke of Bolton (3 September 168526 August 1754), styled Earl of Wiltshire from 1685 until 1699, and Marquess of Winchester from 1699 until 1722, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat ...

1722–1733 * John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington 1733–1742 *

1742–1754 * Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton 1755–1759 * Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton 1759–1765 *''vacant'' *

Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton Admiral Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton PC (6 November 1720 – 25 December 1794) was a British nobleman and naval officer. Origins He was the second son of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton by his wife Catherine Parry. Career He was educa ...

1767–1794 *''vacant'' * George Paulet, 12th Marquess of Winchester 1797–1800 *''vacant'' * Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton 1803–1807 * James Harris, 2nd Earl of Malmesbury 1807–1831 * Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough 1831–1846

Vice-admirals of the Isle of Wight

*Edward Horsey 1567–1571 *''held by Hampshire'' * John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington 1734–1742 *

1742–1746 (also Vice-Admiral of Hampshire) * John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth 1746–1762 * Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes 1763–1764 * Hans Stanley 1765–1767 *

1767–1771 (also Vice-Admiral of Hampshire) * Hans Stanley 1771–1780 * Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet 1780–1791 * Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton 1791–1807 (also Vice-Admiral of Hampshire from 1803) *''held by Hampshire''

References

External links

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