Hyde Parker (Vice Admiral, 1714)
Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet (born February 25, 1714 in Tredington , Worcestershire , England , † after December 12, 1782 ) was a Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy .
Life
His father, a clergyman , was the son of Sir Henry Parker , who in turn was married to a daughter, Alexander Hydes , Bishop of Salisbury . He began his career at sea in the merchant shipping. At the age of 24 he joined the Royal Navy at, was built in 1744 to lieutenant and in 1748 the Post-Captain , an outdated form of service level Captain transported. In the later years of the Seven Years War he served in the East India Company and took part in the capture of Pondicherry in 1761 and Manila in 1762. During the last year Parker hijacked one of the valuable Manila galleons that sailed between Manila and Acapulco once or twice a year .
In 1778 he was promoted to rear admiral. Some time before the arrival of George Rodney he was commander of the Leeward Islands and led a successful campaign against the French in Martinique . In 1781, after returning home and being promoted to Vice Admiral, on May 8, 1781, he ran into a Dutch fleet of the same number but stronger equipment near the Dogger Bank. After a bitter battle, in which neither of the two fleets could gain the upper hand, both sides parted from each other. Parker found that he was not adequately equipped for the job and submitted his resignation.
In 1782 he accepted the offer to command the East India Company, although he had just inherited the title of baronet , of Melford Hall in the County of Suffolk, from his childless older brother Henry . On December 12, 1782, he left the port of Rio de Janeiro on his flagship Cato . His ship was then lost without a trace on the crossing to Southeast Asia with all the men on board.
family
From his marriage to Sarah Smithson in 1734, he had two sons. The elder, Harry Parker (1735-1812), heir as 6th Baronet, the younger, Sir Hyde Parker (1739-1807) was also Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy. The Vice Admiral Hyde Parker (1786-1854) was a son of the latter.
literature
- Parker, Sir Hyde . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 20 : Ode - Payment of Members . London 1911, p. 827 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Right Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Bt. On thepeerage.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parker, Hyde |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Parker, Sir Hyde, 5th Baronet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1714 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tredington , Worcestershire , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | after December 12, 1782 |