A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Parker, Charles
PARKER. (Commander, 1829. f-p., 18; h-p., 17.)
Charles Parker is son of the late Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, Kt., by his second wife, Frances, daughter of Admiral Sir Rich. Onslow, Bart.; brother of Rich. Parker, Esq., Capt. in the Life Guards; and half-brother of the present Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C.B.
This officer entered the Navy, 16 July, 1812, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Tenedos 38, commanded by his half-brother, under whom he was for three years very actively employed on the North American station, where he witnessed the surrender, in Jan. 1815, of the U.S. frigate President. From Aug. in the latter year until Oct. 1818 he served at Halifax, as Midshipman, in the Scamander 36, Eurotas 38, and Forth 40, all commanded by Capt. Sir John Louis. On 30 March, 1819, he rejoined Capt. Parker, as Acting-Lieutenant, in the Iphigenia 42, on the Jamaica station; and in the following Jane he was transferred, in a similar capacity, to the Spartan 46, Capt. Wm. Furlong Wise. After again acting as Lieutenant in the Iphigenia, and also in the Sapphire 26, Capt. Henry Hart, he was confirmed in that rank 20 Jan. 1820, and re-appointed to the Iphigenia. He subsequently joined – 8 Dec. 1821, the Fly 18, Capts. Geo. Tyler and Edw. Curzon, employed on the Mediterranean and Cork stations – 21 Feb. 1823, the Egeria 24, Capt. Sam. Roberts, whom he accompanied to Newfoundland – 28 May, 1825, the Victory 104, flag-ship of Sir Geo. Martin at Portsmouth – 8 May, 1826, the Aurora 46, Capt. Chas. John Austen, in the West Indies – and, 23 May, 1828, as First, the Barham 50, bearing the flag at Jamaica of Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming. On 8 Sept. 1829 he was advanced to the command of the Slaney sloop. He paid that vessel off 29 Jan. 1831; and has not been since afloat.
Commander Parker married, 16 June, 1835, Kate, widow of the Rev. Hely Hutchinson Smith, and third daughter of the late John Williams, Esq., of Elm Grove, Southsea, by whom he has issue. Agents – Messrs. Chard.