Edwin De Haven

Edwin Jesse De Haven
Born(1816-05-07)May 7, 1816
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 1, 1865(1865-05-01) (aged 48)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Buried
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CommandsUSS Advance (First Grinnell Expedition, 1850)

Edwin Jesse DeHaven (May 7, 1816 – May 1, 1865) was a United States Navy officer and explorer of the first half of the 19th century who was best known for his command of the First Grinnell expedition in 1850, which was directed to ascertain what had happened to the lost Franklin Polar Expedition.

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