William Parry (Royal Navy officer, born 1705)

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

Life

Promoted to 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. Promoted to Rear-Admiral of the Blue on 21 October 1762, he went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station in 1766Cundall, p. xx and, having been promoted to Vice-Admiral of the Blue on 24 October 1770, he became Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands Station in 1772. He was promoted to Admiral of the Blue on 29 January 1778. Parry married Lucy Brown, daughter of Commodore Charles Brown.Sharman, p. 24

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