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Sir Charles Eden, (3 July 1808 – 7 March 1878) was a

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officer who went on to be

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Naval career

Born the fifth son of Sir Frederick Eden, Eden joined the

in 1821.William Loney RN
/ref> He was given command of the

fourth-rate In 1603 all English warships with a compliment of fewer than 160 men were known as 'small ships'. In 1625/26 to establish pay rates for officers a six tier naval ship rating system was introduced.Winfield 2009 These small ships were divided i ...

HMS ''Winchester'' in 1842 and the

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HMS ''Victory'' in 1847. From 1848 to 1852 he acted as

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George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, (25 August 1784 – 1 January 1849) was an English Whig politician and colonial administrator. He was thrice First Lord of the Admiralty and also served as Governor-General of India between 1836 and 1842 ...

and Sir Francis Baring, 3rd Baronet, successively

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. He succeeded his cousin

Henry Eden Admiral Henry Eden (1798 – 30 January 1888) was a senior British Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord. Naval career He was born the fourth son of Thomas Eden of Wimbledon, Surrey, the Deputy-Auditor of Greenwich Hospital. ...

to that position. He took command of the

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HMS ''London'' in 1853 and saw action in the bombardment of

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during the

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. He was awarded the

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3rd Class in 1858. He then became Comptroller-General of the Coastguard in 1855,

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in 1859 and

in 1861. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1861 and to Vice-Admiral in 1866. He was made a Companion of the

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(CB) in 1863. He was placed on the Retired List in 1870 and elevated to Knight Commander of the

(KCB) in the 1873 Birthday Honours. He died in Spring Gardens, Westminster in 1878.

Family

In 1828 he married Emma WilliamsThe Peerage.com
/ref> and in 1866 he married Fanny Cecilia Grenville. There were no children from either marriage.

References

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Naval career

Family

See also

References