| Sir Edward Charlton | |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1865 |
| Birth Place: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Serviceyears: | 1878–1924 |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | Cape of Good Hope Station |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Battles: | Anglo-Egyptian War World War I |
| Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Admiral Sir Edward Francis Benedict Charlton (21 March 1865 - 23 October 1937) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Charlton joined the Royal Navy in 1878 and served in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. Promoted to the rank of captain on 1 January 1903, he was made Captain (Destroyers) in the Home Fleet in 1904.[1] He went on to be assistant director of torpedoes from 1911.[2] He served in World War I as Admiral Commanding East Coast Minesweepers from 1914 and then as Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station from 1916.[3] After the War he became Flag Officer commanding the East Coast of England.[4] He retired in 1924.
He lived at Eastern House in Alverstoke in Hampshire.[5]
In 1903 he married Laura Mary Strutt; they had three daughters.[5] In 1910 he married Winifred Mary Stapleton-Bretherton; they had two sons and three daughters.[5]