William Edward Parry-Okeden ISO (13 May 1841 – 30 August 1926) was a public servant, Police Commissioner and Protector of Aborigines (1895-1903), as well as a horseman, in Queensland, Australia.

[1] He was born at Maranumbela, his father's station, Snowy River, in the Monaro District of New South Wales.

[3] Having served three years as an articled clerk to a solicitor in Melbourne, he relinquished the law and joined his father in squatting pursuits in Queensland in 1861, including managing the Burrandownan Station, the largest property in the Burnett district.

[8] With the royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of York, Parry-Okeden was the governments' Australasian coordinator.

[2] Following injuries after being struck by a motor car,[5] Parry-Okeden died on 30 August 1926 in Brisbane and was buried in Balmoral Cemetery.

[14] He was subject of a 1927 book A son of Australia: Memories of W. E. Parry-Okeden, I.S.O., 1840–1926 by Brisbane journalist Harry C.