Accountant-General of the Navy

The Accountant-General of the Royal Navy was the official charged by the British Government with preparing and reviewing the Naval Estimates, having to be acquainted with all aspects of expenditure.

The office was instituted by Act of Parliament in 1832.

Accountant-Generals of the Royal Navy

• Sir John Briggs (1832-1854)
• Sir Richard Maddox Bromley, K.C.B. (1854-1863)
• James Beeby (1863-1872)
• H.W.R. Walker (1872-1878)
• Sir Robert G. C. Hamilton, K.C.B. (1878-1882)
• Sir William Willis (1882-1885)
• Sir Gerald FitzGerald, K.C.M.G. (1885-1896)
• Sir Richard D. Awdry, K.C.B. (1896-1904)
• Sir Gordon W. Miller, K.C.B. (1904-1906)
• Sir Alfred Eyles, K.C.B. (1906-1918)