Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
[3] He served as the deputy to the First Lord of the Admiralty in Parliament and was mainly responsible for all naval finance and spending proposals from 1625 until 1959.The office was originally created in 1625 with the post holders holding titles under various names such as Secretaries to the Lords Admiral, Admiralty, Committees and Commissions.In 1929 the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary is made a full member of the Board of Admiralty.In 1930, the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary served as Civil Lord to the Board of Admiralty.In 1959 the office of Parliamentary and Financial Secretary was abolished with the approval of parliament.