Edward Popham (1610–1651) was a General at Sea during the English Civil War.
Edward Popham was son of Sir Francis Popham and his wife Anne (Dudley).[1] By 1636 he was a naval lieutenant. During the English Civil War he supported parliament and joined the forces of Oliver Cromwell. He was elected M.P. for Minehead in 1644. He commanded a force in Somerset and Dorset. He was appointed a commissioner for the immediate ordering of the navy in 1648 and commanded in the Downs and North Sea during 1649. In 1650 he joined Robert Blake at Lisbon in blockading Prince Rupert.[2]
He died of fever at Dover, Kent on 19 August 1651. His funeral was at Westminster Abbey. After the Restoration of Charles II his body disinterred, but unlike others who had supported Cromwell, his body was taken away by relatives rather than being thrown into a common pit. His monument remains in the Abbey but the inscription was removed.[3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed (1903). "Popham, Edward". Dictionary of National Biography Index and Epitome. Cambridge University Press. p. 1059.