Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet
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Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet (1685 – 23 July 1731) was a British
politician.
He was the son of Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet
and Bridget Bacon, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon. In 1696, he succeeded his father as baronet. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge
. Barker entered the British House of Commons
for Ipswich
in 1708, representing it to 1713. He was subsequently Member of Parliament
(MP) for Thetford
until 1715 and for Suffolk
from 1722 until his death in 1731.
Barker married firstly Mary Bence, only daughter of John Bence, and by her he had an only child. On 9 February 1731 he married secondly Anne, widow of Edward Spencer, at St Marylebone Church in London
. Barker was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John.
Great Britain
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politician.
He was the son of Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet
Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet
Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet was an English baronet and politician.He was the second son of Sir John Barker, 2nd Baronet and Winifred Parker, daughter of Sir Philip Parker. In 1665, he succeeded his older brother Jermy as baronet. Barker was educated at Merton College, Oxford...
and Bridget Bacon, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon. In 1696, he succeeded his father as baronet. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
. Barker entered the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Ipswich
Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)
Ipswich is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
in 1708, representing it to 1713. He was subsequently 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,...
(MP) for Thetford
Thetford (UK Parliament constituency)
Thetford was a constituency of the British House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1868...
until 1715 and for Suffolk
Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:...
from 1722 until his death in 1731.
Barker married firstly Mary Bence, only daughter of John Bence, and by her he had an only child. On 9 February 1731 he married secondly Anne, widow of Edward Spencer, at St Marylebone Church in London
London
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. Barker was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John.