Edward Owen (Royal Navy officer)

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Edward Owen
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	Admiral Sir Edward Owen
Born	1771; Campobello, Nova Scotia
Died	8 October 1849 (aged 77–78); Windlesham House, near Bagshot, Surrey, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Nemesis; HMS Immortalité; HMS Clyde; HMS Inconstant; HMS Cormwall; HMS Dorset; HMS Royal Sovereign; West Indies Station; East Indies Station; Mediterranean Fleet;
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order;

Admiral Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen GCB GCH (1771 – 8 October 1849) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet. He was the son of Captain William Owen and elder brother of Vice-Admiral William Fitzwilliam Owen.

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