Christopher Middleton (navigator)

Christopher Middleton
Personal details
BornUnknown date, c. 1690
Newton Bewley, England
Died12 February 1770(1770-02-12) (aged 79–80)[1]
Norton, Durham, England
OccupationExplorer, navigator
EmployerHudson's Bay Company
Works"The Effects of Cold" (1743)
Awards
Military service
Branch Royal Navy
Service years1741–1770

Christopher Middleton FRS (c. 1690 – 12 February 1770) was a British navigator with the Hudson's Bay Company and Royal Navy officer.[1] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 7 April 1737.

  1. ^ a b Williams 1974, § 1.