▁Arthur ▁H ood , ▁Second ▁Sea ▁Lord , ▁and ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁Sir ▁John ▁Edmund ▁Com mer ell , ▁Four th ▁Sea ▁Lord . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁principal ▁cl erk ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁branch ▁that ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Naval ▁Law . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁be ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ▁and ▁Political ▁branch . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁work ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁in ▁which ▁" a ▁number ▁of ▁important ▁events " ▁concerning ▁the ▁Navy ▁occurred , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary , ▁and ▁five ▁years ▁later , ▁was ▁appointed ▁P erman ent ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Admir alty . ▁He ▁o vers aw ▁trem end ous ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁growing ▁threat ▁from ▁Germany . ▁Among ▁the ▁re forms ▁he ▁instit uted ▁was ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Library . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁this ▁post ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁( K CB ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁Knight ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁( GC