Samuel Pepys (Person)
Samuel Pepys
1633 AD - 1703 AD
- 6th President of the Royal Society 1684 – 1686
- Member of Parliament for Harwich 1685–1689
- Member of Parliament for Castle Rising 1673–1679
English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, diligence, and his talent for administration. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalization of the Royal Navy.
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