Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham

Admiral The Right Honourable The Lord Barham PC
Portrait by Isaac Pocock
Member of Parliament for Rochester
In office 1784–1790
Preceded by	George Finch-Hatton
Succeeded by	George Best
Personal details
Born	14 October 1726 Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Died	17 June 1813(1813-06-17) (aged 86) Barham Court, Teston, Kent, England
Known for	Abolitionism
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1741–1813
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Arundel HMS Emerald HMS Adventure
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War American War of Independence French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars

Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, PC (14 October 1726 – 17 June 1813^[1]) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As a junior officer he saw action during the Seven Years' War. Middleton was given command of a guardship at the Nore, a Royal Navy anchorage in the Thames Estuary, at the start of the American War of Independence, and was subsequently appointed Comptroller of the Navy. He went on to be First Naval Lord and then First Lord of the Admiralty.