Master-General of the Ordnance
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The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was an important British military position before 1855 , when its duties were largely abolished. Usually held by a serving General, the Master-General of the Ordnance was responsible for all British artillery, engineers, fortifications, military supplies, and much else, and was not subordinate to the Commander in Chief , the titular head of the British military. The position was frequently a cabinet level one, especially in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Board of Ordnance , which had its headquarters in the Tower of London , was abolished in 1855 , but the title of Master-General still exists as the title of the Fourth Military Member of the Army Board , who oversees procurement and research and development and usually holds the rank of Lieutenant General .
Masters-General of the Ordnance, 1544–1855
William Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley
Sir John Duncombe
Thomas Chicheley
Sir Thomas Chicheley 1670–1679
in commission 1679–1682
Sir John Chicheley
Sir William Hickman, 2nd Bt.
Sir Christopher Musgrave
George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth 1682–1688
Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg 1689–1690
vacant 1690–1693
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney 1693–1702
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 1702–1712
Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers 1712
James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton 1712
vacant 1712–1714
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 1714–1722
William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan 1722–1725
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll 1725–1740
John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu 1740–1742
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll 1742
John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu 1742–1749
vacant 1749–1755
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough 1755–1758
vacant 1758–1759
John Ligonier, 1st Viscount Ligonier 1759–1763
John Manners, Marquess of Granby 1763–1770
vacant 1770–1772
George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend 1772–1782
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond 1782–1783
George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend 1783–1784
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond 1784–1795
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis 1795–1801
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham 1801–1806
Francis Rawdon Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira 1806–1807
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham 1807–1810
Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave 1810–1819
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 1819–1827
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey 1827–1828
William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford 1828–1830
Sir James Kempt 1830–1834
Sir George Murray 1834–1835
Sir Richard Hussey Vivian , 1st Bt. 1835–1841
Sir George Murray 1841–1846
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey 1846–1852
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge 1852
Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan 1852–1855
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