Hyde Parker (Royal Navy officer, born 1784)
Hyde Parker | |
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Born | 1784 |
Died | 26 May 1854 (aged 69–70) Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Early career
The second of three sons of
Promoted to captain on 13 October 1807, Parker was given command of the third-rate HMS Monmouth in the Downs in March 1811 and the fifth-rate HMS Tenedos on the North American Station in April 1812.[2] On 3 April 1814, while cruising with HMS Junon, Tenedos chased the USS Constitution into Marblehead, Massachusetts. Parker was keen to follow her in but the senior officer Clotworthy Upton, ordered him to withdraw.[3] Parker commanded the naval forces at the siege of Machias in September 1814 and took the surrender of the frigate USS President in January 1815 during the War of 1812.[1]
Parker took command of the fifth-rate
Senior command
Promoted to
Parker became
Family
In 1821 he married Caroline Eden (1801-1854), daughter of Sir Frederick Eden, 2nd Baronet; they had several children.[1] Their son, Hyde Parker, was a captain in the Black Sea during the Crimean War and was killed on 8 July 1854 when storming a Russian fort at Sulina.[1]
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). John Murray – via Wikisource. . .
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21312. Retrieved 13 October 2007. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c d e "William Loney RN". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ISBN 9781848327795.
- ^ "No. 18845". The London Gazette. 6 September 1831. p. 1814.
- ^ "No. 19726". The London Gazette. 19 April 1839. p. 833.
- ^ "No. 20044". The London Gazette. 24 November 1841. p. 3015.
- ^ "No. 21326". The London Gazette. 8 June 1852. p. 1622.
Sources
- William Loney RN Career History