Edwin De Haven
Edwin Jesse DeHaven (May 7, 1816 – May 1, 1865) was a United States Navy officer and explorer of the first half of the 19th century who was best known for his command of the First Grinnell expedition in 1850, which was directed to ascertain what had happened to the lost Franklin Polar Expedition.
Edwin Jesse De Haven | |
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| Born | May 7, 1816 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 1865 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Buried | Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Commands held | USS Advance (First Grinnell Expedition, 1850) |
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