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

county of Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...

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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

prizes A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people (such as sporting teams and organizations) to recognize and reward their actions and achievements.

(captured by

privateer A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or deleg ...

s), dealing with salvage claims for wrecks and acting as a judge. The earliest record of an appointment was of Richard Cornwallis in 1558. In 1863 the Registrar of the Admiralty Court 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 Essex

This is a list of people who have served as Vice-Admiral of

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...

. *Richard Cornwallis 1558–? *Lewis David 1561–1575 ''jointly with'' *Richard Wyche 1561–1575 *Thomas Ive 1576– ''jointly with *William Ive 1577–? *Philip Basset bef. 1580–1581 * Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford 1581–1582 *Clement Newce 1582–1584 *''vacant'' *Henry Bellingham 1585–1587 ''jointly with'' *Thomas Writington 1586–1587 *''vacant'' *George Wood 1592–? *Francis Burnell bef. 1593–1599 *Anthony Wingfield 1599–1609 *William Sammes 1609–1611 *''vacant'' *

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (5 June 158719 April 1658), Lord of the Manor of Hunningham,Hunningham, in A History of the County of Warwick: Vol. 6, Knightlow Hundred, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1951), pp. 117–120. was an English colonial ad ...

1620–1649 *''English Interregnum'' * Sir John Bramston 1661–1691 * Edward Cary 1691–1692 (MP for Colchester) * Sir Isaac Rebow 1692–1702 (MP for Colchester) *

Sir Charles Barrington, 5th Baronet Sir Charles Barrington, 5th Baronet (ca. 1671 – 29 January 1715) was an English Tory politician. Background and education He was the second son of Thomas Barrington and his wife Lady Anne Rich, daughter of Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick. ...

1702–1705 *

Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers General Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers PC (ca. 1654 – 18 August 1712) was an English nobleman and soldier who was a senior Army officer in the English and then British Army. The second son of Thomas Savage, 3rd Earl Rivers and his first wi ...

1705–1712 *

1712–1714 *

Thomas Middleton Thomas Middleton (baptised 18 April 1580 – July 1627; also spelt ''Midleton'') was an English Jacobean playwright and poet. He, with John Fletcher and Ben Jonson, was among the most successful and prolific of playwrights at work in the Jac ...

1714–1715 (MP for Essex) * Robert Honywood 1715–1735 (MP for Essex) * James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave 1735–1741 *''vacant'' * William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford 1748–1781 *''vacant'' * John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden 1795–1797 *

Richard Griffin, 2nd Baron Braybrooke Richard Griffin, 2nd Baron Braybrooke (3 July 1750 – 28 February 1825) was an English politician and peer. He was known as Richard Aldworth-Neville or Richard Aldworth Griffin-Neville to 1797. Early life Aldworth was born on 3 July 1750 in Duk ...

1798–1825 *

Henry Maynard, 3rd Viscount Maynard Henry Maynard, 3rd Viscount Maynard (13 March 1788 – 19 May 1865), was a British peer. Maynard was appointed captain of the Western Battalion of the Essex Militia on 6 March 1808. On 30 January 1809, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Esse ...

1825–1865 * Thomas Trevor, 22nd Baron Dacre 1865–1869

References

External links

Institute of Historical Research
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Essex Review
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