Thomas Phinn
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Thomas Phinn (1814, Bath, Somerset – 31 October 1866, London) held various positions in the Admiralty of the United Kingdom (the body governing the Royal Navy) in the mid-nineteenth century.
Educated at Eton College and Exeter College, Oxford, Phinn read for the bar at the Inner Temple, being called in 1840.[1] He was MP for Bath from 1852 to 1855. He was appointed Counsel to the Admiralty and Judge Advocate of the Fleet on 17 April 1854,[2] and continued in that office until appointed Second Secretary to the Admiralty on 22 May 1855.[3] He resigned on 7 May 1857, but was re-appointed Counsel and Judge-Advocate on 12 November 1863, and held that post until his death.[4]
| Preceded by Richard Budden Crowder |
Judge Advocate of the Fleet 1854–1855 |
Succeeded by William Atherton |
| Preceded by William Alexander Baillie Hamilton |
Second Secretary to the Admiralty 1855–1857 |
Succeeded by William Govett Romaine |
| Preceded by Robert Porrett Collier |
Judge Advocate of the Fleet 1863–1866 |
Succeeded by John Walter Huddleston |
[edit] References
- ^ Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892-1921
- ^ 'Counsel 1673-1870', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660-1870 (1975), pp. 78.
- ^ 'Secretaries 1660-1870', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660-1870 (1975), pp. 34-37.
- ^ 'Counsel 1673-1870', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660-1870 (1975), pp. 78.
