Edward Owen

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.

Naval career Owen joined the Royal Navy in 1786 under the patronage of his godfather Sir Thomas Rich. He served on several ships around the world. After being promoted to lieutenant in November 1793, he joined Hannibal and thereafter served with the blockading fleet off Cádiz. His loyalty during the Mutiny at the Nore in 1797 made him a captain in 1798.

He was given command, successively, of , the captured French frigate (1802) and in March 1806. and, following promotion to rear admiral in 1825, he was appointed Surveyor-General of the Ordnance in 1827, made a member of the Lord High Admiral's Council in 1828 and was made Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1829. Promoted to vice admiral in 1837, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet on in 1841. In 1846 he was promoted to admiral.