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Charles G. Ridgely

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Charles Goodwin Ridgeley (1784 – 8 February 1848) was an officer in the United States Navy.

Ridgeley was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He served with Edward Preble during the First Barbary War. He was promoted to captain on 28 February 1815, and placed in command of Erie. He commanded the Brazil Station from 1840 to 1842.