Sampson Edwards
Admiral Sampson Edwards was a British naval officer.
Career
Edwards commanded the Canada schooner at Newfoundland station, where she was wrecked in a gale of wind.Edwards was promoted to Post-Captain on 16 October 1781.
Edwards was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 1 January 1801.
Edwards was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 13 December 1806.
Edwards was promoted to Admiral on 4 June 1814.
Edwards contributed £50 toward the building of the Royal [Naval School], a boarding school for the sons of officers in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines from 1833 to 1910.