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Born in Rock Spring, [[Westmoreland County, Virginia]],<ref name="VHS 1899">{{cite news |title=The Parker Family. Of Essex, the Northern Neck, &c. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4242168?seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 6 |issue=3 |publisher=Virginia Historical Society |date=January 1899 |page=303}}</ref> Parker joined the Navy as a [[midshipman]] on January 1, 1808.<ref name="USS Constitution Museum"/> During the [[War of 1812]] he was captured at sea.<ref name="USS Constitution Museum"/> He was commissioned [[lieutenant]] on March 9, 1813,<ref name="USS Constitution Museum"/> [[Commander (United States)|commander]] on March 3, 1825, and [[Captain (United States)|captain]] on March 3, 1835.<ref>The Parker Family Of Essex, the Northern Neck, &c (Concluded), © 1898 Virginia Historical Society, pg. 195</ref> |
Born in Rock Spring, [[Westmoreland County, Virginia]],<ref name="VHS 1899">{{cite news |title=The Parker Family. Of Essex, the Northern Neck, &c. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4242168?seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 6 |issue=3 |publisher=Virginia Historical Society |date=January 1899 |page=303}}</ref> Parker joined the Navy as a [[midshipman]] on January 1, 1808.<ref name="USS Constitution Museum"/> During the [[War of 1812]] he was captured at sea.<ref name="USS Constitution Museum"/> He was commissioned [[lieutenant]] on March 9, 1813,<ref name="USS Constitution Museum"/> [[Commander (United States)|commander]] on March 3, 1825, and [[Captain (United States)|captain]] on March 3, 1835.<ref>The Parker Family Of Essex, the Northern Neck, &c (Concluded), © 1898 Virginia Historical Society, pg. 195</ref> |
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In 1821, he served in {{USS|Constitution}} as first lieutenant, and he assumed command of her in 1842.<ref name="USS Constitution Museum"/> In 1851, as a [[Commodore (United States)|commodore]], he commanded the [[Home Squadron]]. |
In 1821, he served in {{USS|Constitution}} as first lieutenant, and he assumed command of her in 1842.<ref name="USS Constitution Museum"/> In 1848-49 ,he was sent to Europe to advise the government on the construction of a navy. In 1851, as a [[Commodore (United States)|commodore]], he commanded the [[Home Squadron]].<ref name="EOVB">{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography |volume=2 |publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company |location=New York |editor=Lyon Gardiner Tyler |editor-link=Lyon Gardiner Tyler |year=1915 |page=[[:wikisource:Page:Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography volume 2.djvu/256|205-206 ]]}}</ref> |
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In 1814, he married Sarah Jay Bogardus (born 1794), daughter of [[Robert Bogardus]] (1771–1841).<ref name="VHS 1899"/> They had eight children,<ref name="VHS 1899"/> including [[Foxhall A. Parker Jr.]] (1821–1879)<ref name="Naval History"/> and [[William Harwar Parker]] (1826–1896), who were also prominent naval officers. |
In 1814, he married Sarah Jay Bogardus (born 1794), daughter of [[Robert Bogardus]] (1771–1841).<ref name="VHS 1899"/> They had eight children,<ref name="VHS 1899"/> including [[Foxhall A. Parker Jr.]] (1821–1879)<ref name="Naval History"/> and [[William Harwar Parker]] (1826–1896), who were also prominent naval officers. |
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Foxhall A. Parker Sr. | |
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| Born | 1788 Westmoreland County, Virginia |
| Died | November 23, 1857 (aged 68–69) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1808 - 1857 |
| Rank | Commodore[1] |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
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Foxhall Alexander Parker Sr. (1788 – 23 November 1857) was an officer in the United States Navy.[2] He was Commander-in-Chief of the East India Squadron (ie. U.S. Navy forces in the Far East),[3] commanded the Home Squadron, and was commander of the USS Constitution.
Biography
Born in Rock Spring, Westmoreland County, Virginia,[4] Parker joined the Navy as a midshipman on January 1, 1808.[2] During the War of 1812 he was captured at sea.[2] He was commissioned lieutenant on March 9, 1813,[2] commander on March 3, 1825, and captain on March 3, 1835.[5]
In 1821, he served in USS Constitution as first lieutenant, and he assumed command of her in 1842.[2] In 1848-49 ,he was sent to Europe to advise the government on the construction of a navy. In 1851, as a commodore, he commanded the Home Squadron.[6]
In 1814, he married Sarah Jay Bogardus (born 1794), daughter of Robert Bogardus (1771–1841).[4] They had eight children,[4] including Foxhall A. Parker Jr. (1821–1879)[1] and William Harwar Parker (1826–1896), who were also prominent naval officers.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Foxhall Alexander Parker Sr". USS Constitution Museum. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Kemp Tolley (2000). Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China. Naval Institute Press. p. 317.
- ^ a b c "The Parker Family. Of Essex, the Northern Neck, &c". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 6. No. 3. Virginia Historical Society. January 1899. p. 303. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ The Parker Family Of Essex, the Northern Neck, &c (Concluded), © 1898 Virginia Historical Society, pg. 195
- ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, ed. (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. 2. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 205-206 .
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