1st Baron Barham

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British admiral British politician Royal Navy officer human peer of the United Kingdom

1st Baron Barham was an 18th–19th century British naval commander and politician, best known for his role as First Lord of the Admiralty during the Napoleonic Wars.

Aliases (2)

Baron Barham ×2
Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British admiral → British politician → Royal Navy officer → human → peer of the United Kingdom →
appointedBy	William Pitt the Younger NERFINISHED →
birthDate	1726-10-14 →
birthPlace	Leith NERFINISHED → Scotland →
conflict	American Revolutionary War → French Revolutionary Wars → Napoleonic Wars → Seven Years' War →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
createdBaronetIn	1781 →
createdBaronIn	1805 →
deathDate	1813-06-17 →
deathPlace	Barham Court, Teston, Kent →
era	18th century → 19th century →
familyName	Middleton →
givenName	Charles →
honorificPrefix	Sir →
knownFor	reforming Royal Navy administration → serving as First Lord of the Admiralty during the Napoleonic Wars →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Tory Party →
militaryBranch	Royal Navy →
militaryRank	Admiral of the Blue → Admiral of the Red → Admiral of the White →
monarchDuringService	George III NERFINISHED →
name	Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham →
nobleTitle	Baron Barham → Baronet →
notableWork	administrative reforms of the Royal Navy → naval administration during the Napoleonic Wars →
positionHeld	Comptroller of the Navy → First Lord of the Admiralty → Member of Parliament for Rochester → Member of Parliament for Rochester (1774–1790) → Member of Parliament for Rochester (1790–1796) → Member of Parliament for Rochester (1802–1806) →
relative	James Gambier →
religion	Anglicanism →
residence	Barham Court, Teston, Kent →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Margaret Gambier →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Baron Barham ("Baron Barham") → Lord Barham ("Baron Barham") →	nobleTitle
1st Baron Barham ("Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham") →	name
Lord Barham →	title