William Parry | |
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![]() William Parry | |
Born | 1705 |
Died | 29 April 1779 |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Kingston Jamaica Station Leeward Islands |
Battles/wars | Seven Years’ War |
Admiral William Parry (1705 – 29 April 1779) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
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Promoted 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 in 1772.[3] He was promoted to full admiral on 29 January 1778.[1]
Parry married Lucy Brown, daughter of Commodore Charles Brown.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "William Parry". Three Decks. http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=2356. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ Cundall, p. xx
- ↑ "Sir Charles Thompson". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27257?docPos=2. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ Sharman, p. 24
Sources[]
- Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee. https://archive.org/stream/cu31924020417527#page/n27/mode/2up.
- Sharman, Victor (1990). Nelson’s hero: The story of his sea-daddy Captain William Locker. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1844152667. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CFJ-AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=Admiral+%22William+Parry%22+married+Lucy&source=bl&ots=rqmGzRz_mP&sig=ulW4SdkQhU7fyJTx40UIF3fzuHk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEYQ6AEwCWoVChMIlY-C57m_yAIVCVgUCh1ARAsv#v=onepage&q=Admiral%20%22William%20Parry%22%20married%20Lucy&f=false.
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