Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance

The Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance and a member of the Board of Ordnance from its constitution in 1597. He was responsible for keeping record of the number and kind of stores issued from the stocks of ordnance. The office was abolished in 1830.

Office of the Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance
Board of Ordnance Arms preserved on a gun tampion in Gibraltar
Member ofBoard of Ordnance (1597-1830)
Reports toMaster-General of the Ordnance
AppointerPrime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council
Term lengthNot fixed (typically 3–9 years)
Inaugural holderBrian Hogg
Formation1570-1830

Clerks of the Deliveries of the Ordnance (pre-Restoration)

  • 28 November 1570: Brian Hogg (d. bef. 1595)
  • 18 August 1578: George Hogg (joint)
  • 8 May 1595: John Linewray (joint)
  • 20 July 1602: Sir Robert Johnson
  • 12 December 1604: Robert Johnson junior (d. bef. 1606) (joint)
  • 6 May 1618: Edward Johnson and Henry Johnson (joint)
  • 17 July 1640 Thomas Eastbrooke and George Clark (joint)

Clerks of the Deliveries of the Ordnance (Parliamentary)

  • March 1643: Stephen Darnelly
  • December 1644: Thomas Heselrig
  • September 1646: William Billers

Clerks of the Deliveries of the Ordnance (post-Restoration)

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