Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet
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Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet (c. 1625 – March 1690), 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 Suffolk
, on 16 July 1661. He was Member of Parliament
for Harwich
from 1679 to 1685. and for Sandwich
from 1685 to 1687.
Parker married Rebecca Long, daughter of Sir Walter Long, 1st Baronet
, on 9 April 1649. They had three sons and four daughters. He married secondly Hannah Bedingfield, widow of Sir Thomas Bedingfield and daughter of Philip Bacon of Wolverstone.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1679 and 1687.
Parker was the son of Sir Philip Parker
Philip Parker (of Erwarton)
Sir Philip Parker was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Parker was the son of Sir Calthorpe Parker of Groton, Suffolk 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...
of 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 his wife Dorothy Gawdy, daughter of Sir Robert Gawdy of Claxton, Norfolk
Claxton, Norfolk
Claxton is a small village south-east of Norwich, and south of the River Yare, between Rockland St. Mary and Loddon in South Norfolk, England. In the 2001 census it contained 85 households and a population of 244...
.
Parker was created a Baronet of Arwarton
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...
in the County of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, on 16 July 1661. He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Harwich
Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Harwich was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until its abolition for the 2010 general election it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
from 1679 to 1685. and for Sandwich
Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:...
from 1685 to 1687.
Parker married Rebecca Long, daughter of Sir Walter Long, 1st Baronet
Sir Walter Long, 1st Baronet
Sir Walter Long, 1st Baronet of Whaddon was an English politician.The second son of Henry Long and Rebecca Bailey, Long was Educated at Lincoln's Inn...
, on 9 April 1649. They had three sons and four daughters. He married secondly Hannah Bedingfield, widow of Sir Thomas Bedingfield and daughter of Philip Bacon of Wolverstone.