Bedford Pim

Bedford Pim
Member of Parliament
for Gravesend
In office
6 February 1874 – 3 April 1880 (1874-02-06 – 1880-04-03)
Preceded bySir Charles Wingfield
Succeeded byThomas Bevan
Personal details
Born
Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim

(1826-12-12)12 December 1826
Bideford, Devon, England
Died30 September 1886(1886-09-30) (aged 59)
Deal, Kent, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Susanna Locock
(m. 1861)
EducationRoyal Naval School
Military service
Branch Royal Navy
Years of service1842–1870
RankRear admiral
Commands
Wars

Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim FRGS (12 June 1826 – 30 September 1886) was a Royal Navy officer, Arctic explorer, barrister, and author. He was the first man who travelled from a ship on the eastern side of the Northwest Passage to one on the western side.