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Sir Edward Durnford King KCH (1771 – 14 January 1862) was a Royal Navy officer. After taking part in the Glorious First of June he saw action at the blockade of Cadiz before going on to be Commander-in-Chief,

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and Brazil in 1840 and then Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1845.

Naval career

Durnford King joined the Royal Navy in 1786. He took part in the action of the Glorious First of June in 1794 and, having become a lieutenant on HMS ''Dryad'', took part in the capture of the French ship ''Proserpine'' in 1796. He was given command of the corvette, HMS ''Gaiete'', in 1798. Promoted to acting

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in 1800, he was given command of the third-rate, HMS ''Leviathan'' and, following his promotion to full captain, he transferred to the fifth-rate, HMS ''Andromeda''. In 1805 he was given command of the fifth-rate, HMS ''Endymion'', and took part in the blockade of Cadiz. He was given command of the third-rate, HMS ''Monmouth'' in 1807 and then took part in the capture of Tharangambadi (Tranquebar) in India. He transferred to the third-rate, HMS ''Rodney'', in 1811, the third-rate, HMS ''Cornwallis'', in 1814 and to the second-rate, HMS ''Windsor Castle'' in 1825. Knighted in 1833, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station in 1840 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1845.

Family

He married Elizabeth Bennett.Geni
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References

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