Sir Philip Parker was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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 from 1640 to 1648.

Parker was the son of Sir Calthorpe Parker of Groton, Suffolk

Groton, Suffolk

Groton is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located around a mile north of the A1071 between Hadleigh and Sudbury, it is part of Babergh district....

 and his wife Mercy Soame, daughter of Sir Stephen Soame. He was admitted at Queens College, Cambridge on 18 April 1618 and admitted at the Inner Temple

Inner Temple

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 in 1621. He was knighted on 19 November 1624. He came into possession of the family estate at Erwarton

Erwarton

Arwarton or Erwarton is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. Located on the Shotley peninsula around south of Ipswich, in 2005 it had a population of 110....

 and was High Sheriff of Suffolk

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 in 1637.

In April 1640, Parker was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Suffolk

Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the Short Parliament

Short Parliament

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. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament

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 and sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge

Pride's Purge

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Parker married Dorothy Gawdy, daughter of Sir Robert Gawdy of Claxton, Norfolk

Claxton, Norfolk

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. Their son Philip

Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet

Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet , was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1679 and 1687.Parker was the son of Sir Philip Parker of Erwarton and his wife Dorothy Gawdy, daughter of Sir Robert Gawdy of Claxton, Norfolk.Parker was created a Baronet of Arwarton in the County of...

 later became a baronet

Parker Baronets

There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Parker, three in the Baronetage of England, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2008...

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