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Throughout the period 1660-1832 the members of the Navy Board were known both singly and collectively as Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy. Until 1796 the Board was usually composed of officials of theoretically equal standing, some of whom supervised the conduct of specific areas of business, and some of whom, known as Extra Commissioners or Commissioners at Large, performed general duties. In 1660 the Board was composed of a Controller, a Surveyor, a Clerk of the Acts and two Extra Commissioners. From then until 1686 its composition changed regularly and the number of its members fluctuated between five and ten. The Controller, Surveyor and Clerk of the Acts were permanent members.
'Principal officers and commissioners', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 7, Navy Board Officials 1660-1832, ed. J M Collinge (London, 1978), pp. 18-25. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol7/pp18-25 [accessed 14 July 2016].
| Date from | Date to | Holder | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1546/04/24 | 1549/06 | Benjamin GonsonBritish Ship Builder Administrator Service 1546-1549 | E-WIKI |
| 1549/06/28 | 1589/02/20 | William WynterBritish Naval Sailor Ship Owner Service 1552-1588 | NRS157 |
| 1589/07/11 | 1598/12/20 | Henry PalmerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1587-1611 | E-WIKI |
| 1598/12/20 | 1611 | John TrevorBritish Administrator Service 1598-1626 | HPO |
| 1611 | 1619 | Sir Richard BingleyBritish Administrator Service 1611-1619 | E-WIKI |
| 1619 | 1625 | Thomas NorreysBritish Naval Sailor Service 1599-1625 | E-WIKI |
| 1625 | 1628 | Joshua DowningBritish Administrator Service 1625-1628 | E-WIKI |
| 1628 | 1632 | Sir Thomas Aylesbury (1st Baronet)British Administrator Service 1628-1632 | E-WIKI |
| 1638/09/26 | 1649/02/16 | William BattenBritish Naval Sailor Administrator Service 1628-1642 | E-WIKI |
| 1649/02/16 | 1652 | John HollondBritish Administrator Service 1649-1652 | W022 |
| 1660/06/20 | 1667/10/05 | Sir William BattenBritish Naval Sailor Administrator Service 1628-1642 | E-WIKI |
| 1672/09/05 | John TippettsBritish Ship Builder Service 1650-1692 | ref:1786 | |
| 1692/08/09 | 1698/12/24 | Edmund DummerBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1677-1713 Whereas wee have received information upon Oath, of several irregular proceedings of Edmund Dummer Esq. Surveyor of his Majesty's navy, for which wee think it necessarythat hee should be suspended from his employment,you are therefore hereby required and directedto cause him the said Mr. Dummer to be forthwith suspended from his employment. (ADM A/1860 24 Dec. 1698) | ref:1786 |
| 1698/12/29 | 1699/07 | Thomas WilshawBritish Naval Sailor Service 1666-1699 Acting | ref:1786 |
| 1699/09/22 | 1715 | Daniel FurzerBritish Ship Builder Administrator Service 1672-1715 | ref:628 |
| 1715/04/06 | 1749/03 | Jacob AckworthBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1690-1744 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1745/07/11 | 1755/08 | Joseph AllinBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1718-1746 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/08 | 1765/06 | William BatelyBritish (Deptford Dockyard)Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1741-1755 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/08/06 | 1771/02/22 | Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1765/06 | 1784/12 | John WilliamsBritish (Deptford Dockyard)Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/04/11 | 1786/12 | Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1757-1809 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/12 | 1806 | John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/02/11 | 1813 | William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813 | E-WIKI |
| 1806/06/18 | 1813 | Henry PeakeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1813 | E-WIKI |
| 1813/06/14 | 1831/03/01 | Joseph TuckerBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1802-1831 | E-WIKI |
| 1813/06/14 | 1832/06/09 | Robert SeppingsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1809-1832 | E-WIKI |