Admiral Sir John Franklin Parry, KCB, FRGS (15 August 1863 – 21 April 1926) was a Royal Navy officer. He was Hydrographer of the Navy from 1914 to 1919.[1][2]

Career

Parry was the son of the Rt Rev Edward Parry, Bishop of Dover, and the grandson of the Arctic explorer Sir William Edward Parry, who was Hydrographer of the Navy from 1823 to 1829.

His nephew Admiral Sir William Edward Parry also achieved distinction in the Royal Navy.

Parry joined the Royal Navy, and was promoted to lieutenant on 20 January 1885,[3] then to commander on 30 June 1899.[4] In February 1903 he was appointed in command of the survey ship HMS Egeria.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "John Franklin Parry". The Dreadnought Project. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Admiral Sir John Franklin Parry, K.C.B". Nature. 117 (2949): 664. 8 May 1926. Bibcode:1926Natur.117Q.664.. doi:10.1038/117664a0. S2CID 4067004.
  3. ↑ "No. 25439". The London Gazette. 6 February 1885. p. 520.
  4. ↑ "No. 27099". The London Gazette. 14 July 1899. p. 4345.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36977. London. 14 January 1903. p. 8.
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