Charles Eden R.N.
Charles Eden R.N.
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Charles Eden R.N. | Explanation |
Youngest son of Sir Frederick Morton Eden, Bart. |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
3 July 1808 | | Born |
1829 | | Married Emma, second daughter of Sir Robert Williams, Bart. |
24 May 1873 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath). |
7 March 1878 | | Died |
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
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Date | Rank |
27 October 1821 | Entered Navy |
11 February 1832 | Lieutenant |
17 December 1834 | Commander |
11 August 1841 | Captain |
8 August 1861 | Rear-Admiral |
6 April 1866 | Vice-Admiral |
1 April 1870 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
8 February 1873 | Retired Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
22 October 1832 | | Lieutenant in Melville, commanded by Josceline Percy |
31 January 1834 | | Lieutenant in Canopus, commanded by Josceline Percy |
17 November 1834 | 1838 | Commander in Rover, South America |
7 March 1842 | 1846 | Captain in Winchester, flagship of Rear-Admiral Josceline Percy, Cape of Good Hope |
18 December 1847 | 12 November 1848 | Captain in Victory, flagship, Portsmouth |
16 April 1853 | November 1854 | Captain in London, Spithead, and the Baltic during the Russian War, until invalided |
3 December 1855 | 2 August 1859 | Comptroller-General of the Coast Guard |
28 June 1859 | 9 May 1866 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (3rd then 2nd Naval Lord) |