Richard Parker (mutineer)

For the character in the Edgar Allan Poe novel, see The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.

Richard Parker
A death mask of Parker taken shortly after his death
Born(1767-04-16)16 April 1767
Exeter, Devon, England
Died30 June 1797(1797-06-30) (aged 30)
HMS Sandwich, off Sheerness, Kent, England
Place of burial
St Mary Matfelon, Whitechapel
AllegianceGreat Britain
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1782–1794, 1797

Richard Parker (16 April 1767 – 30 June 1797) was an English sailor executed for his role as president of the so-called "Floating Republic", a naval mutiny in the Royal Navy which took place at the Nore between 12 May and 16 June 1797.

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