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{{Short description|British diplomat, traveller and scientist (1796–1882)}}
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Sir '''Woodbine Parish''' [[Royal Guelphic Order|KCH]] ([[September 14]], [[1796]], [[London]]—[[August 16]], [[1882]], [[St Leonards-on-Sea|St. Leonards]], [[Sussex]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] diplomat, traveller and scientist.


[[File:Woodbine Parish Esqr (BM 1865,0520.446).jpg|thumb|Woodbine Parish]]
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Educated at [[Eton College]], he took up his first diplomatic post in 1814, and was involved in events immediately following the defeat of [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] at [[Battle of Waterloo|Waterloo]]. In 1815 he went with the expedition that restored the [[Kingdom of Naples]] to the [[House of Bourbon]] after the defeat of [[Joachim Murat]], then returned to Paris as a secretary with [[Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh|Lord Castlereagh]]'s embassy that drafted the 1815 [[Treaty of Paris (1815)|Treaty of Paris]].


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'''Sir Woodbine Parish''' [[Royal Guelphic Order|KCH]] (14 September 1796, London – 16 August 1882, [[St Leonards-on-Sea|St. Leonards]], Sussex) was a British diplomat, traveller and scientist.
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He served as [[chargé d'affaires]] at [[Buenos Aires]] from [[1825]] to [[1832]]. In this capacity, he signed the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation with [[Argentina]] on [[February 2]], [[1825]], accompanying also official recognition by Great Britain of Argentinian independence.


==Life==
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With [[Joseph Barclay Pentland]], Parish [[surveying|surveyed]] a large part of the [[Andes|Bolivian Andes]] between [[1826]] and [[1827]].
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The son of Woodbine Parish, of Bawburgh Old Hall, [[Norfolk]], a [[Major (rank)|major]] in the [[Light Horse Volunteers]], and educated at [[Eton College]], he took up his first diplomatic post in 1814, becoming involved in events immediately following the defeat of [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] at [[Battle of Waterloo|Waterloo]]. In 1815 he went with the expedition that restored the [[Kingdom of Naples]] to the [[House of Bourbon]] after the defeat of [[Joachim Murat]], then returned to Paris as a secretary with [[Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh|Lord Castlereagh]]'s embassy that drafted the 1815 [[Treaty of Paris (1815)|Treaty of Paris]].


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He was commissioned as [[Consul General]] at [[Buenos Aires]] on 10 October 1823 and then promoted to [[Chargé d'affaires]] on 24 May 1825 on a salary of £1500.<ref>[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)]] document ref: FO 354/2</ref> He served in Buenos Aires until 1832. In this capacity, he signed the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation with [[Argentina]] on 2 February 1825, accompanying also official recognition by Great Britain of Argentine independence.
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He served as [[commissioner|Chief Commissioner]] at [[Naples]] from [[1840]] to [[1845]].


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With [[Joseph Barclay Pentland]], Parish [[surveying|surveyed]] a large part of the [[Andes|Bolivian Andes]] between 1826 and 1827.
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Parish combined his diplomatic work with scientific research, particularly [[geology]] and [[paleontology]]. In 1839 he published ''Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata'', an account of the geology of the [[Buenos Aires]] and [[Río de la Plata]] region and his findings of mammalian fossils, presenting [[Megatherium]] bones which were assembled and exhibited in the [[Natural History Museum]], London. He was a fellow of the [[Royal Society]], [[Geological Society]] and [[Geographical Society]], serving as vice-president of the latter. He corresponded with [[Charles Darwin]].<ref>[http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/darwinletters/calendar/entry-204.html Letter 204 — Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., 11 Apr 1833], Darwin Correspondence Project, retrieved Dec 10 2007 </ref>


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He served as [[commissioner|Chief Commissioner]] at [[Naples]] from 1840 to 1845.
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==References==

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Parish combined his diplomatic work with scientific research, particularly geology and [[palaeontology]]. In 1839 he published ''Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata'', an account of the geology of the [[Buenos Aires]] and [[Río de la Plata]] region and his findings of mammalian fossils, presenting ''[[Megatherium]]'' bones which were assembled and exhibited in the [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]], London. He was a fellow of the [[Royal Society]], [[Geological Society of London|Geological Society]] and [[Royal Geographical Society]], serving as vice-president of the latter. He corresponded with [[Charles Darwin]].<ref>[http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/darwinletters/calendar/entry-204.html Letter 204 – Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., 11 Apr 1833], Darwin Correspondence Project, Retrieved 10 December 2007</ref>

He lived at Quarry House, [[St Leonards-on-Sea]], [[Sussex]].

==Family==
Parish married firstly, in 1819, Amelia, the only child of Leonard Becher Morse, and had issue five sons and three daughters; and secondly, in 1844, Louisa Ann, daughter of John Hubbard, of Stratfield Grove, [[Essex]], and sister of the [[John Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington|1st Baron Addington]], having issue two sons and a daughter. Among his children were the antiquarian [[William Douglas Parish]], and Blanche Marion Parish, wife of the [[Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron Shuttleworth|first Baron Shuttleworth]].<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB |wstitle=Parish, William Douglas|last=Lucas|first=Perceval |authorlink= |volume=3 |access-date= |pages= |supplement=2}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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*Charles Parish, "Parish, Sir Woodbine (1796–1882)", rev. Malcolm Deas, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21269 accessed 10 Dec 2007]
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*{{es icon}} [http://www.todoeshistoria.com.ar/00010/parish.htm Todo es historia: Woodbine Parish y el Tratado de 1825]


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* {{cite DNB|wstitle=Parish, Woodbine|last=Parish|first=Charles Woodbyne |authorlink=|volume=43}}
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* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.todoeshistoria.com.ar/00010/parish.htm Todo es historia: Woodbine Parish y el Tratado de 1825]

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* [[The National Archives (United Kingdom)]], Woodbine Parish Papers, with biographical account [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7668]

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Woodbine Parish

Sir Woodbine Parish KCH (14 September 1796, London – 16 August 1882, St. Leonards, Sussex) was a British diplomat, traveller and scientist.

Life

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The son of Woodbine Parish, of Bawburgh Old Hall, Norfolk, a major in the Light Horse Volunteers, and educated at Eton College, he took up his first diplomatic post in 1814, becoming involved in events immediately following the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. In 1815 he went with the expedition that restored the Kingdom of Naples to the House of Bourbon after the defeat of Joachim Murat, then returned to Paris as a secretary with Lord Castlereagh's embassy that drafted the 1815 Treaty of Paris.

He was commissioned as Consul General at Buenos Aires on 10 October 1823 and then promoted to Chargé d'affaires on 24 May 1825 on a salary of £1500.[1] He served in Buenos Aires until 1832. In this capacity, he signed the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation with Argentina on 2 February 1825, accompanying also official recognition by Great Britain of Argentine independence.

With Joseph Barclay Pentland, Parish surveyed a large part of the Bolivian Andes between 1826 and 1827.

He served as Chief Commissioner at Naples from 1840 to 1845.

Parish combined his diplomatic work with scientific research, particularly geology and palaeontology. In 1839 he published Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, an account of the geology of the Buenos Aires and Río de la Plata region and his findings of mammalian fossils, presenting Megatherium bones which were assembled and exhibited in the Natural History Museum, London. He was a fellow of the Royal Society, Geological Society and Royal Geographical Society, serving as vice-president of the latter. He corresponded with Charles Darwin.[2]

He lived at Quarry House, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex.

Family

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Parish married firstly, in 1819, Amelia, the only child of Leonard Becher Morse, and had issue five sons and three daughters; and secondly, in 1844, Louisa Ann, daughter of John Hubbard, of Stratfield Grove, Essex, and sister of the 1st Baron Addington, having issue two sons and a daughter. Among his children were the antiquarian William Douglas Parish, and Blanche Marion Parish, wife of the first Baron Shuttleworth.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ The National Archives (United Kingdom) document ref: FO 354/2
  2. ^ Letter 204 – Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., 11 Apr 1833, Darwin Correspondence Project, Retrieved 10 December 2007
  3. ^ Lucas, Perceval (1912). "Parish, William Douglas" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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