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Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet

1625 – 1690

English politician

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Lived 1625 – 1690 (aged 64–65). Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet was a politician.

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 Hall 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.

He commanded the White Regiment of Suffolk Militia at the Battle of Landguard Fort on 2 July 1667.

Parker married Rebecca Long, daughter of Sir Walter Long, 1st Baronet, on 9 April 1649. They had three sons and four daughters. these included Sir Philip Parker, 2nd Baronet (c. 1650–c. 1698), who succeeded him in 1690 Calthorpe Parker (1657–1729) who added Long to his surname as a condition of inheriting the estates of his uncle Sir Walter Long.

He married secondly Hannah Bedingfield, widow of Sir Thomas Bedingfield and daughter of Philip Bacon of Wolverstone.

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Born
1625
Birth century
Died
1690
Occupation
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1680-81 Parliament, Member of the 1685-87 Parliament, Member of the 1681 Parliament
Also known as
Philip Parker, Sir Philip Parker

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Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet was born in 1625.

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Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet died in 1690.

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Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7528489

· DBpedia: Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet

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