▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁Parker ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁Admir al ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Port sm outh ▁D ock yard , ▁ho isting ▁his ▁flag ▁in ▁HMS ▁Vict ory , ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁and ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Ex perimental ▁Squadron ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁Parker ▁became ▁First ▁Naval ▁Lord ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Derby ▁min istry ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁but ▁continued ▁in ▁office ▁when ▁the ▁Aber de en ▁min istry ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁having ▁im pressed ▁the ▁incoming ▁Government ▁with ▁his ▁non - polit ical ▁style ▁of ▁leadership . ▁As ▁First ▁Naval ▁Lord , ▁Parker ▁he ▁ens ured ▁that ▁all ▁new ▁war ships ▁being ▁proc ured ▁were ▁prop elled ▁by ▁steam ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁increased ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁active ▁fleet . ▁Prom oted ▁to ▁vice - ad mir al ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁he ▁died ▁while ▁still ▁in ▁office ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Ham ▁in ▁Sur rey ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁Family ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁he ▁married ▁Caroline ▁E den ; ▁they ▁had ▁several ▁children . ▁Their ▁son , ▁Hy de ▁Parker , ▁was ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁during ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War ▁and ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁when ▁storm ing ▁a ▁Russian ▁fort ▁at ▁Sul ina . ▁ ▁His