Person

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland

British statesman and diplomat

b. 1745 CE – d. 1814 CE World The Atlantic Lands

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland PC (Ire), FRS (3 April 1745 – 28 May 1814) is a British statesman and diplomat.

The subantarctic Auckland Islands group to the south of New Zealand, discovered in 1806, are named after him.

Moran, J. (2017). William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland. History Atlas. Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/william-eden-1st-baron-auckland/

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