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Office of the Admiralty Advocate
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Department of the Admiralty
Reports toFirst Lord of the Admiralty
NominatorFirst Lord of the Admiralty
AppointerPrime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term lengthNot fixed
Inaugural holderWilliam Turner
Formation1661-1867

The Admiralty Advocate was one of the Law Officers of the Crown. He represented the Crown in the High Court of Admiralty from 1661 to 1867. He was also known as the Advocate for the Affairs of the Admiralty.[1]

History

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The post was first established in 1661 with the post holder representing the Crown in the High Court of Admiralty. After 1875, when the Admiralty Court became part of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the new High Court of Justice, the office became obsolete.

Admiralty Advocates after 1660

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Included:[2]

Citations

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  1. ^ Office, Admiralty (March 1828). "Judicial Department". The Navy List. London, England: John Murray. p. 118.
  • ^ Haydn, Joseph; Ockerby, Horace (1969). The Book of Dignities (1894) (Reprint ed.). London, England: W. H. Allen & Co. p. 423.
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    Law Officers of the Royal Navy
    Courts of England and Wales
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    Law Officers of the Crown in the United Kingdom
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