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Charles Enderby
Charles Enderby (1798-1876) was one of three sons of Samuel Enderby Junior (1756-1829). He was the grandson of Samuel Enderby (1717-1797), who founded the Samuel Enderby & Sons company in 1775.〔(Green A, 150 Years Of Industry & Enterprise At Enderby's Wharf )〕 Samuel Enderby & Sons was one of the most prominent English sealing and whaling firms, active in both the Arctic and Southern Oceans. Charles and his two brothers, Henry and George, inherited Samuel Enderby & Sons when their father Samuel Junior died in 1829. They moved the company headquarters in 1830 from Paul's Wharf to Great St. Helens in London.
==Role of Samuel Enderby & Sons in exploration of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean==
Also in 1830, Charles became a founding member of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS). He served on the council of the RGS on several occasions between 1842 and 1847. Charles encouraged masters of Enderby vessels to report geographical discoveries and had notable successes with John Biscoe and John Balleny, who between them discovered Enderby Land, Graham Land, the Balleny Islands and the Sabrina Coast. Another Enderby captain, Abraham Bristow, discovered the Auckland Islands in 1806, naming one of the islands Enderby Island. In January, 1841 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】Library and Archive Catalogue ) 〕
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