The Lord Barham | |
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,_by_Isaac_Pocock.jpg) Portrait by Isaac Pocock | |
| Member of Parliament for Rochester | |
| In office 1784–1790 | |
| Preceded by | George Finch-Hatton |
| Succeeded by | George Best |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1726 Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Died | 17 June 1813 (aged 86) Barham Court, Teston, Kent, England |
| Known for | Abolitionism |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1741–1813 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Arundel HMS Emerald HMS Adventure |
| Battles/wars | Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, PC (14 October 1726 – 17 June 1813[1]) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As a junior officer he saw action during the Seven Years' War. Middleton was given command of a guardship at the Nore, a Royal Navy anchorage in the Thames Estuary, at the start of the American War of Independence, and was subsequently appointed Comptroller of the Navy. He went on to be First Naval Lord and then First Lord of the Admiralty.
- ^ Laughton, J. K. (1894). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co.