Storekeeper of the Ordnance
Encyclopedia
The Principal Storekeeper of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance
and a member of the English
(and later British
) Board of Ordnance
from its constitution in 1597. He was responsible for the care and maintenance of ordnance stores. The office was abolished in 1855.
Master-General of the Ordnance
The Master-General of the Ordnance was a very senior British military position before 1855, when the Board of Ordnance was abolished.-Responsibilities:...
and a member of the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
(and later British
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
) Board of Ordnance
Board of Ordnance
The Board of Ordnance was a British government body responsible for the supply of armaments and munitions to the Royal Navy and British Army. It was also responsible for providing artillery trains for armies and maintaining coastal fortresses and, later, management of the artillery and engineer...
from its constitution in 1597. He was responsible for the care and maintenance of ordnance stores. The office was abolished in 1855.
Storekeepers of the Ordnance (pre-Restoration)
- bef. 1558: John Leame
- 12 February 1558: William WatsonWilliam WatsonWilliam Watson may refer to:*W. Marvin Watson , U.S. Postmaster General*William E. Watson, military historian*William H. Watson , Mexican-American War soldier from Maryland*William J. Watson...
- 3 February 1574: Richard Bowland
- 16 January 1589: Thomas Bedwell
- 15 November 1595: John Lee
- 22 December 1603: Sir Amyas Preston
- 16 July 1609: Sir Roger Ayscough
- 1 June 1612: Samuel Hales and John Hamond (joint)
- 2 June 1614: Nedtracey Smart and Shakerley Tracy (d. bef. 1620) (joint)
- 26 November 1620: Thomas Powell and John Gooding (joint)
- 19 June 1627: Thomas Powell (d. 1635) and Richard MarshRichard MarshRichard Marsh may refer to:* Richard Marsh , the pseudonym of author Richard Heldman* Richard Marsh, Bishop of Durham , Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Durham* Richard Marsh , British Touring Car Championship racer...
(joint) - 2 January 1643: Richard Marsh and Thomas Withins (d. bef. 1649) (joint)
Storekeepers of the Ordnance (post-Restoration)
- 1660 Richard Marsh (restored)
- 17 March 1672 George MarshGeorge MarshGeorge Marsh may refer to:* George Perkins Marsh , American diplomat and philologist* George Marsh , Protestant Martyr* George A. Marsh, a three-masted schooner built in Michigan in 1882...
- 1 December 1673 Edward Conyers
- 1 August 1683: William BridgesWilliam Bridges (MP)William Bridges was a British politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Liskeard, Cornwall 26 Oct 1695-1714 and member of the Board of Ordnance.He was the son of Robert Bridges and his wife Mary...
- 2 April 1685: Thomas GardinerThomas GardinerThomas Gardiner was the manager of the San Diego Union and a founder of the Los Angeles Daily Times, the precursor to today's Los Angeles Times....
- 27 March 1691: William Meesters
- 15 February 1701: James LowtherSir James Lowther, 4th BaronetSir James Lowther, 4th Baronet, FRS was an English landowner, politician and industrialist. He obtained immense wealth from coal mines in northern England, which he extensively developed and modernised.-Early life:...
- 27 September 1708: Robert Lowther
- 26 April 1710: Edward AsheEdward AsheEdward Ashe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1652.Ashe was the son of James Ashe of Freshford, Somerset and his wife Grace Pitt, daughter of Richard Pitt of Melcombe Regis He acquired the manor of Halstead, Kent.In November 1640, Ashe was elected Member of...
- 28 June 1712: Dixie Windsor
- 8 March 1717: Sir Thomas Wheate, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Wheate, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Wheate, 1st Baronet was an English politician who was the Member of Parliament for Woodstock from 1690 to 1695 and from 1708 to 1721.He lived at Glympton Park, near Woodstock...
- 9 March 1722: George Gregory
- 23 April 1746: Andrew WilkinsonAndrew WilkinsonAndrew Wilkinson was a British politician and racehorse breeder.A resident of Boroughbridge, he was returned in 1735 as Member of Parliament for Aldborough, succeeding his late father-in-law William Jessop...
- 31 December 1762: Sir Edward Winnington, 1st BaronetSir Edward Winnington, 1st BaronetSir Edward Winnington, 1st Baronet was the son of Edward Winnington of Broadway, son of Francis Winnington of Broadway, son of Sir Francis Winnington and younger brother of Francis Winnington....
- 12 September 1765: Andrew WilkinsonAndrew WilkinsonAndrew Wilkinson was a British politician and racehorse breeder.A resident of Boroughbridge, he was returned in 1735 as Member of Parliament for Aldborough, succeeding his late father-in-law William Jessop...
- 20 June 1778: Benjamin Langlois
- 16 October 1780: Henry StracheySir Henry Strachey, 1st BaronetSir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet was a British civil servant and politician.Strachey was the eldest son of Henry Strachey, of Sutton Court, Somerset, and his first wife Helen, daughter of Robert Clerk, a Scottish physician. His grandfather was the geologist John Strachey and his great-grandfather...
- 13 May 1782: John Aldridge
- 18 April 1783: Henry StracheySir Henry Strachey, 1st BaronetSir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet was a British civil servant and politician.Strachey was the eldest son of Henry Strachey, of Sutton Court, Somerset, and his first wife Helen, daughter of Robert Clerk, a Scottish physician. His grandfather was the geologist John Strachey and his great-grandfather...
- 1 March 1784: John Aldridge
- 1 July 1795: Mark Singleton
- 22 February 1806: John McMahon
- 7 April 1807: Mark Singleton
- 8 July 1829: Frederick TrenchFrederick Trench (British Army officer)General Sir Frederick William Trench KCH , was a British soldier and Tory politician.Trench was the son of Michael Frederick Trench, a barrister and amateur architect, of Heywood, only son of Reverend Frederick Trench, of Ballinakill, in Queen's County...
- 13 January 1831: Hon. Henry DuncanHenry Duncan (1786–1835)Captain The Honourable Sir Henry Duncan KCH, CB was a prominent Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century. The second surviving son of the highly regarded Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, who defeated the Dutch Navy at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797, Duncan achieved a...
- 30 December 1834: Francis Robert BonhamFrancis Robert BonhamFrancis Robert Bonham was a British party agent and politician. He was the only surviving son of Francis Warren Bonham, a landowner from Kildare who had moved to London with his wife Dorothea...
- 1 May 1835: George Anson
- 28 June 1841: James Hanway PlumridgeJames Hanway PlumridgeAdmiral Sir James Hanway Plumridge, KCB, MP was a British naval officer whose career extended from Trafalgar to the Crimean War, and a Liberal Party Member of Parliament ....
- 13 September 1841: Francis Robert BonhamFrancis Robert BonhamFrancis Robert Bonham was a British party agent and politician. He was the only surviving son of Francis Warren Bonham, a landowner from Kildare who had moved to London with his wife Dorothea...
- 4 August 1845: Sir Thomas HastingsThomas Hastings (admiral)Admiral Sir Thomas Hastings, KCB DL was a British artist, innovator, instructor, and distinguished officer of the Royal Navy. He was renowned as an expert gunner, and some believe him to be the first officer to take a truly scientific approach to gunnery.He was born on July 3, 1790, the fourth...