Sir Edward Eden Bradford (10 December 1858 – 25 November 1935) was a British naval officer, who commanded the 3rd Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet until May 1916.

Edward Eden Bradford joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1872,[1] serving on the modern ironclad battleships Hercules, Monarch, and Sultan in the Channel Fleet.

[1] In October 1880, whilst surveying ashore in the Solomon Islands, the Sandfly's commanding officer, Lieutenant Bower, and five crewmen were murdered by the natives.

[12] In March 1900 he was posted to HMS President, home of the London division of the Royal Naval Reserve, for transport service in Thames District.

[14] Bradford served under Admiral Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson as his flag-captain in the modern battleships Majestic, Revenge and Exmouth.

[1] Bradford was promoted to vice-admiral on 10 February 1914,[15] and given command of the 3rd Battle Squadron,[1] flying his flag in the battleship King Edward VII.