Admiral Sir John Richard Brigstocke KCB DL (30 July 1945 – 26 May 2020) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord from 1997 to 2000.

[1] His father, George Brigstocke, was a former Anglican priest (having converted to Roman Catholicism), and his brother, Hugh, became a noted art historian.

[4] He went on to be Flag Officer, Second Flotilla in January 1991 and then Commander United Kingdom Task Group in April 1992.

[4] In retirement, Brigstocke became Chief Executive of the St Andrew's Group of Hospitals.

[7] Brigstocke remained a member of the Church of England even after his parents' conversion to Catholicism.