Edward Durnford King

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Sir Edward Durnford King
Born1771
Died14 January 1862
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Gaiete
HMS Leviathan
HMS Andromeda
HMS Endymion
HMS Monmouth
HMS Rodney
HMS Cornwallis
HMS Windsor Castle
Cape of Good Hope Station
Nore Command
Battles/warsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsKnight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order

Admiral Sir Edward Durnford King KCH (1771 – 14 January 1862) was a Royal Navy officer. After taking part in the Glorious First of June he saw action at the blockade of Cadiz before going on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and Brazil in 1840 and then Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1845.

Naval career[]

Durnford King joined the Royal Navy in 1786.[1] He took part in the action of the Glorious First of June in 1794 and, having become a lieutenant on HMS Dryad, took part in the capture of the French ship Proserpine in 1796.[1] He was given command of the corvette, HMS Gaiete, in 1798.[2]

Promoted to acting captain in 1800, he was given command of the third-rate, HMS Leviathan and, following his promotion to full captain, he transferred to the fifth-rate, HMS Andromeda.[1] In 1805 he was given command of the fifth-rate, HMS Endymion, and took part in the blockade of Cadiz.[1] He was given command of the third-rate, HMS Monmouth in 1807 and then took part in the capture of Tharangambadi (Tranquebar) in India.[1] He transferred to the third-rate, HMS Rodney, in 1811, the third-rate, HMS Cornwallis, in 1814 and to the second-rate, HMS Windsor Castle in 1825.[2]

Knighted in 1833,[3] he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station in 1840[4] and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1845.[1]

Family[]

He married Elizabeth Bennett.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Last will and testament of Major Andrew Durnford for his Bermuda property". Durnford Family. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "King, Edward Durnford" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "The Knights of England. A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland"
  4. ^ Hiscocks, Richard. "Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795-1852". morethannelson.com. morethannelson.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ^ Geni
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station
1840–1841 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
1845–1848 		Succeeded by
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