Admiral of the Fleet Sir Provo William Parry Wallis, was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, following the capture of USS Chesapeake by the frigate HMS Shannon during the War of 1812, the wounding of HMS Shannon's captain and the death of her first lieutenant in the action, he served as the temporary captain of HMS Shannon as she returned to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with Chesapeake.
- Occupation
- naval officer
- Position held
- Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- April 12, 1791
- Died
