Admiral Sir John Franklin Parry, KCB, FRGS (15 August 1863 – 21 April 1926) was a

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officer. He was Hydrographer of the Navy from 1914 to 1919. Parry was the son of the Rt Rev Edward Parry,

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, and the grandson of the Arctic explorer

Sir William Edward Parry Sir William Edward Parry (19 December 1790 – 8 July 1855) was an Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his 1819–1820 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Pass ...

, who was Hydrographer of the Navy from 1823 to 1829. His nephew Admiral

also achieved distinction in the Royal Navy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parry, John Franklin 1863 births 1926 deaths Royal Navy admirals Royal Navy admirals of World War I Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Hydrographers of the Royal Navy