Edward Riou ( c 1758 - 1801 )

Birth: c 1758 Death: April 1801 Career: Joined the Royal Navy; served in the "Barfleur" at Portsmouth and in the "Romney" on the Newfoundland Coast; Lieutenant (1780); sailing the "Guardian" to Australia, was hit by an iceberg, but reached the Cape of Good Hope (1789-1790); returned to England; Commander, then Captain (1791); killed in the battle of Copenhagen (1801) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 5/05/1796.