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Oct 14, 1726 Leith, Scotland, United Kingdom Died on 17 Jun 1813 (aged 86)
British admiral, politician and abolitionist
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About Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham
- Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham PC (14 October 1726 – 17 June 1813) 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.
- Middleton also played a crucial role in the abolition of the slave trade.
