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US Navy officer
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Westmoreland County, USA
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Foxhall Alexander Parker Sr. (1788 – 23 November 1857) was an officer in the United States Navy.
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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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