Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870. Originally published by University of London, London, 1975.
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'Hydrographer 1795-1870', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870. Edited by J C Sainty( London, 1975), British History Online, accessed December 11, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol4/p77.
"Hydrographer 1795-1870". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870. Ed. J C Sainty(London, 1975), , British History Online. Web. 11 December 2024. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol4/p77.
Hydrographer 1795-1870
This office was created in 1795 and was invariably held by a naval officer. The salary was originally £500. (fn. 1) In 1838 the remuneration was increased to £800 which included an allowance of £300 for a house. (fn. 2) In 1865 the salary was fixed at £1000 in addition to half pay. (fn. 3) The office was filled on a temporary basis between 1823 and 1829.