Foxhall A. Parker Sr.

Not to be confused with Foxhall A. Parker Jr..
Foxhall A. Parker Sr.
Born1788
Westmoreland County, Virginia
DiedNovember 23, 1857 (aged 68–69)
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1808 - 1857
RankCommodore[1]
Commands
Battles / warsWar of 1812
Relations

Foxhall Alexander Parker Sr. (1788 – 23 November 1857) was an officer in the United States Navy.[2] He was Commander-in-Chief of the East India Squadron (ie. U.S. Navy forces in the Far East),[3] commanded the Home Squadron, and was commander of the USS Constitution.

  1. ^ "Parker I (Destroyer No. 48) 1913–1935". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Foxhall Alexander Parker Sr". USS Constitution Museum. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ Kemp Tolley (2000). Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China. Naval Institute Press. p. 317.