John Franklin Parry

Admiral Sir John Franklin Parry, KCB, FRGS was a Royal Navy officer. He was Hydrographer of the Navy from 1914 to 1919.

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, then to commander on 30 June 1899. In February 1903 he was appointed in command of the survey ship HMS Egeria.