Person King; Phillip Parker (1793 - 1856) King Phillip Parker 1793 - 1856 Australian Male Norfolk Island, Australia 13 December 1793 26 February 1856

Bexley Place, Greenwich, London (1823)

Career: Entered Royal Navy (1807) and saw active service; Lieutenant (1814); surveyed Australian Coast (1817); Commander (1821); returned to Britain (1823) and published his charts; surveyed South American coast from Rio Plata to Tierra del Fuego (1825-1830); settled in Sydney; manager of the Australian Agricultural Society; member of the Legislative Council; Rear Admiral on the retired list (1855) Memberships: Australian Agricultural Society (Manager) Son of Captain Philip Gidley King, first governor of Norfolk Island and governor of New South Wales; married; children Fellow 26/02/1824 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 13 Dec 1793 - 26 Feb 1856 NA7493 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes b4d98342-a29b-4e33-83e3-f44d8472f148