Eden was the eldest son of Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of West Auckland and his wife Margaret Lambton, daughter of John Lambton of Durham and was baptized on 11 September 1677.

[2] Eden was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for County Durham in succession to his father at the 1713 general election.

At the 1722 general election he won the seat at Durham in a contest, but only because of dissention between his opposing Whig candidates.

[3] Eden died at Bath on 2 May 1728 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son Robert.

He is the 4 times great-grandfather of Anthony Eden, the Prime Minister of United Kingdom.