First Lords of the Admiralty
Explore notable first lords of the admiralty in Royal Navy history.
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
Rank: First Lord of the Admiralty
Long-serving political head of the Admiralty during a major period of imperial and naval conflict.
John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent
Rank: First Lord of the Admiralty
Senior naval commander who later served as political head of the Admiralty.
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Rank: First Lord of the Admiralty
Political head of the Admiralty in the age of war with France.
Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham
Rank: First Lord of the Admiralty
Experienced naval administrator who became political head of the Admiralty.
Sir James Graham
Rank: First Lord of the Admiralty
Political head of the Admiralty during the age of reform and steam transition.
George Goschen
Rank: First Lord of the Admiralty
First Lord of the Admiralty in the age of naval rivalry and expansion.
Reginald McKenna
Rank: First Lord of the Admiralty
Political head of the Admiralty during a major period of pre-war naval expansion.
Winston Churchill
Rank: First Lord of the Admiralty
First Lord at the outbreak of the First World War and a major political figure in naval affairs.
William Bridgeman
Rank: First Lord of the Admiralty
Political leader of the Admiralty in the 1920s.
A. V. Alexander
Rank: First Lord of the Admiralty
Political head of the Admiralty before and during the Second World War.
Duff Cooper
Rank: First Lord of the Admiralty
Political head of the Admiralty during the rearmament years.