Bedford Pim

Bedford Pim
FRGS
Bedford Pim FRGS
Member of Parliament; for Gravesend
	In office; 6 February 1874 – 3 April 1880
Preceded by	Sir Charles Wingfield
Succeeded by	Thomas Bevan
Personal details
Born	Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim; 12 December 1826; Bideford, Devon, England
Died	30 September 1886 (aged 59); Deal, Kent, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Susanna Locock (m. 1861)
Education	Royal Naval School
Military service
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1842–1870
Rank	Rear admiral
Commands	HMS Magpie (1855); HMS Banterer (1855); HMS Gorgon (1837); HMS Fury (1845);
Wars	Crimean War; Second Opium War;

Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim FRGS (12 June 1826 – 30 September 1886) was a Royal Navy officer, Arctic explorer, barrister, and author. He was the first man who travelled from a ship on the eastern side of the Northwest Passage to one on the western side.

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