Allegiance United States Died November 23, 1857 Children William Harwar Parker Name Foxhall Parker, Rank Commodore | Battles/wars War of 1812 Years of service 1808- ? Battles and wars War of 1812 | |
Commands held USS Constitution
Home Squadron Relations Foxhall A. Parker, Jr. (son)
William Harwar Parker (son) Similar People William Harwar Parker, Hone Heke, Te Ruki Kawiti | ||
Service/branch United States Navy | ||
Foxhall Alexander Parker Sr. (1788 – 23 November 1857) was an officer in the United States Navy.
Biography
Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Parker joined the Navy as a midshipman on January 1, 1808. During the War of 1812 he was captured at sea. He was commissioned lieutenant on March 9, 1813, commander on March 3, 1825, and captain on March 3, 1835.
In 1821, he served in USS Constitution, and he assumed command of her in 1842. In 1851, as a commodore, he commanded the Home Squadron.
In 1814, he married Sarah Jay Bogardus (born 1794), daughter of Robert Bogardus (1771–1841), and their children were Foxhall A. Parker Jr. (1821–1879) and William Harwar Parker (1826–1896), who were also prominent naval officers.
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