Christopher Middleton (navigator)

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

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