Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim
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Admiral Bedford Pim MP, FRGS |
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| Member of Parliament for Gravesend |
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In office 6 February 1874 – 3 April 1880 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Charles John Wingfield |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Bevan |
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| Born |
12 December 1826 Bideford, Devon, England |
| Died | 30 September 1886 (aged 59) Deal, Kent, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Susanna Locock |
| Alma mater | Royal Naval School, London |
| Profession | Member of Parliament |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1842-1870 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Magpie |
| Battles/wars |
Crimean War Second Opium War |
Admiral Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim, RN, MP, FRGS (12 June 1826 – 30 September 1886) was a Royal Navy officer, Arctic explorer, barrister, and author. He was the first man who traveled from a ship on the eastern side of the Northwest Passage to one on the western side.
Pim was born in Bideford, Devon, England, son of Edward Bedford Pim of Weirhead, Exeter, a British navy officer who died of yellow fever in 1830 off the coast of Africa while engaged in the suppression of the slave trade, and Sophia Soltau Harrison, eldest daughter of John Fairweather Harrison, Esquire of Totnes. Educated at the Royal Naval School, the younger Pim went to India in the British Merchant Navy, and in 1842, upon his return to England, was appointed a volunteer in the Royal Navy.
In 1845, Pim was posted to the survey ship, HMS Herald, under Captain Henry Kellett. For the next six years, he took part in surveys in the Falkland Islands, the western coast of South America, and north to British Columbia. During this time, he took part in three detours to search for the missing Sir John Franklin expedition. He transferred from the Herald to HMS Plover, wintering at Chamisso Island in Kotzebue Sound 1849-1850, spending considerable time with the local Malemiut, before returning to the Herald. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1851, and in April 1852, he returned to the Arctic, taking part in the rescue of Robert McClure and the crew of HMS Investigator. Pim was the first man to travel from a ship on the eastern side of the Northwest Passage to one on the western side.
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