Admiral William Parry (1705 – 29 April 1779) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
William Parry | |
|---|---|
 William Parry | |
| Born | 1705 |
| Died | 29 April 1779 |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1728–1779 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Granado HMS Gibraltar HMS Prince George HMS Royal George HMS Intrepid HMS Kingston HMS Montagu HMS Somerset Jamaica Station Leeward Islands Station |
| Battles / wars | |
Naval career
editPromoted to post captain on 1 October 1744, Parry was given command of the fourth-rate HMS Kingston in February 1755 and saw action at the Battle of Minorca in May 1756 during the Seven Years' War.[1] Promoted to rear-admiral on 21 October 1762, he went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station in 1766[2] and, having been promoted to vice-admiral on 24 October 1770, he became Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands Station in 1772.[3][4] He was promoted to full admiral on 29 January 1778.[1]
Parry married Lucy Brown, daughter of Commodore Charles Brown.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "William Parry". Three Decks. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Cundall, p. xx
- ^ "Sir Charles Thompson". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27257. Retrieved 13 October 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Haydn, Joseph (13 June 2008). The Book of Dignities: Containing Lists of the Official Personages of the British Empire ... from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time ... Together with the Sovereigns and Rulers of Europe, from the Foundation of Their Respective States; the Peerage of England and Great Britain Original 1851 Digitized by the University of Michigan. Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 279.
- ^ Sharman, p. 24
Sources
edit- Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee.
- Sharman, Victor (1990). Nelson's hero: The story of his sea-daddy Captain William Locker. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1844152667.