William Parry (Royal Navy officer, born 1705) explained

William Parry
Birth Date:	1705
Death Date:	29 April 1779
Serviceyears:	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:	War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War Battle of Minorca Louisbourg Expedition Siege of Louisbourg Battle of Quiberon Bay

Admiral William Parry (1705 – 29 April 1779) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.

Naval career

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 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]

Sources

• Book: Cundall, Frank. Historic Jamaica. West India Committee. 1915.
• Book: Sharman, Victor. Nelson's hero: The story of his sea-daddy Captain William Locker. Pen and Sword. 1990. 978-1844152667.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: William Parry. Three Decks. 13 October 2015.
2. Cundall, p. xx
3. Sir Charles Thompson. 2004 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/27257 . 13 October 2015.
4. Book: Haydn. Joseph. 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. 13 June 2008. Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. 279. en.
5. Sharman, p. 24