List of vice-admirals of Cornwall

This is a list of people who have served as Vice-Admiral of Cornwall. This vice-admiralty jurisdiction was divided into North and South Cornwall between 1601 and 1715, with a separate vice-admiral for each; in addition, two members of the Godolphin family were vice-admirals of the Isles of Scilly between 1570 and 1638. The Vice-Admiral of Cornwall is an office of the Duchy of Cornwall, and is also sometimes referred to as the Lord High Admiral of Cornwall.

Vice-admirals of Cornwall (1559–1601)

 * Edward Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough 1559
 * William Lower 1559–1577
 * Ambrose Digby bef. 1577–1578 (joint in 1577)
 * John Arundell 1578–1582
 * vacant
 * John Killigrew 1587–1588
 * Sir Francis Godolphin 1588
 * John Killigrew 1588–1589
 * vacant
 * Thomas Payne 1590–1599
 * Charles Trevanion 1599–1601

Vice-admirals of North Cornwall (1601–1715)

 * William Roscarrock 1601–1621
 * vacant
 * Francis Bassett 1623–1645
 * John Basset 1644–1645 (joint)
 * Thomas Upton 1645
 * John Trefusis 1645–1647 (Parliamentary)
 * Edward Herle 1647–1649 (Parliamentary)
 * vacant
 * Richard Heyworth 1650–? (Parliamentary)
 * John Basset 1660–1661
 * Jonathan Trelawny 1661–1670
 * Sir John Godolphin 1670–1679
 * Sir Joseph Tredenham 1679–1686
 * Sir John Molesworth, 2nd Baronet 1686–1715

Vice-admirals of South Cornwall (1601–1715)

 * Hannibal Vyvyan 1601–1607
 * Francis Vyvyan 1607–1608
 * vacant
 * Nicholas Burton 1612–1613
 * vacant
 * Sir James Bagg 1622–1638
 * Sir Nicholas Slanning 1638–1643
 * Sir Charles Trevanion 1643–1645 (Royalist)
 * John St Aubyn 1644–1649 (Parliamentary)
 * Anthony Rous 1649–1660 (Parliamentary)
 * John St Aubyn 1660 (Parliamentary)
 * Sir William Godolphin 1660–1663
 * Francis Godolphin 1664-1671
 * Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet 1671–1675
 * John Trelawny 1675–1682
 * Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet 1682–1693
 * Henry Trelawny 1693–1702
 * Charles Trelawny 1702–1710
 * Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet 1710–1715

Vice-admirals of the Isles of Scilly (1570–1638)

 * Francis Godolphin (senior) 1570–1606?
 * vacant
 * Francis Godolphin (junior) bef. 1630–1638

Vice-admirals of Cornwall (1715–1917)

 * Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet 1715–1755
 * Edward Boscawen 1755–1761
 * Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth 1761–1782
 * George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 1782–1795
 * Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 1795–1839
 * Francis Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford 1839-1842
 * vacant
 * William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 1897–1917