Foxhall A. Parker, Jr.

Foxhall Alexander Parker Jr. (August 5, 1821 – June 10, 1879) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and became one of the founders of the United States Naval Institute.

Biography He was born in New York on August 5, 1821, the son of Foxhall A. Parker Sr. and Sarah Jay Bogardus (born 1794), daughter of Robert Bogardus (1771–1841).

Parker was appointed a midshipman March 11, 1837. He was attached to the West Indian Squadron, then transferred to the Philadelphia Naval School, graduating in 1843. In 1842, he served under his father, Foxhall A. Parker Sr., in Constitution. He also served under his father in Brandywine. On September 21, 1850, he was commissioned lieutenant. He served against the Florida Indians, on the Great Lakes, the Mediterranean, the Pacific, and on various coast surveys.

Parker died at Annapolis, Maryland and was interred at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery. His brother was William Harwar Parker, who served in the U.S. Navy and in the Confederate States Navy.

Writings Textbooks for the U.S. Naval Academy: Fleet Tactics Under Steam (1863) Squadron Tactics under Steam (1863) The Naval Howitzer Afloat (1865) The Naval Howitzer Ashore (1865) History: The Fleets of the World: the Galley Period (1876) The Battle of Mobile Bay (1878)

Namesakes Two ships have been named USS Parker for him.