Edward Hughes (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Edward Hughes
Sir Edward Hughes
	Portrait of Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, circa 1786, Great Britain, artist unknown. Gift of the family of Burton Boys, 2006. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Born	1720
Died	1794 (aged 73–74)
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Captain; Admiral
Commands held	HMS Larke; HMS Somerset; East Indies Station
Battles/wars	War of Jenkins' Ear; Capture of Porto Bello 1739; Cartagena Expedition 1741; Battle of Toulon 1744; Voyage of the Glorioso 1747; Seven Years' War; Siege of Louisbourg (1758); Quebec expedition; American Revolutionary War (East Indies): Battle of Sadras; Battle of Providien; Battle of Negapatam (1782); Battle of Trincomalee; Battle of Cuddalore (1783);

Admiral Sir Edward Hughes (c. 1720 – 1794) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the East Indies Station.

^ Who's who in Naval History: From 1550 to the Present, Alastair Wilson, Joseph Catto, 2004: Routledge, Abingdon, UK, entry "Hughes, Edward", p. 153