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s to the Royal Navy
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The Parker, later Parker-a-Morley-Long Baronetcy, of Arwaton in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 16 July 1661 for Philip Parker
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...
, Member of Parliament
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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....
and 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:...
. His grandson, the third Baronet, also represented Harwich in the House of Commons
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. He assumed the additional surnames of a-Morley-Long. The title became extinct on his death in 1741.
The Parker Baronetcy, of Ratton in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1674 for Robert Parker
Sir Robert Parker, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Parker, 1st Baronet of Ratton, Sussex was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Hastings from 1679 to 1685.He was made a baronet 22 May 1674.-References:...
, Member of Parliament for Hastings
Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)
Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member....
. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Sussex
Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)
Sussex was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
. The title became extinct in 1750, upon the death of the first Baronet's grandson, the third Baronet.
The Parker Baronetcy, of Melford Hall in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 July 1681 for Hugh Parker, an alderman
Alderman
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of London. On his death in 1697 the baronetcy descended by special remainder to his nephew, Henry Parker, then of Honington Hall
Honington Hall
Honington Hall is a privately owned 17th century country house at Honington, near Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire. It has Grade I listed building status....
near Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, Member of Parliament for Evesham
Evesham (UK Parliament constituency)
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and Aylesbury
Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
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. He married Margaret, daughter and heir of Alexander Hyde
Alexander Hyde
Alexander Hyde was an English royalist clergyman, Bishop of Salisbury from 1665 to 1667.-Life:Hyde was born at Salisbury in 1598, the fourth son of Sir Lawrence Hyde. At the age of twelve he entered Winchester College as a scholar, and matriculated 17 November 1615 at New College, Oxford. In...
, Bishop of Salisbury
Bishop of Salisbury
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, first cousin of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was an English historian and statesman, and grandfather of two English monarchs, Mary II and Queen Anne.-Early life:...
. The most famous member of the family was the naval commander Sir Hyde Parker, the fifth Baronet. His second son was Admiral Sir Hyde Parker. He was the father of the naval commander Admiral Hyde Parker
Hyde Parker (Sea Lord)
Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker CB was a senior British naval officer who started to serve during the Napoleonic Wars and who was appointed First Naval Lord of the Admiralty in 1852...
and of John Boteler Parker, a Major-General in the British Army
British Army
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. The family seat is Melford Hall
Melford Hall
Melford Hall is a stately home in the village of Long Melford, Suffolk, England. It is the ancestral seat of the Parker Baronets.The hall was mostly constructed in the 16th century, incorporating parts of a medieval building held by the abbots of Bury St Edmunds which had been in use since before...
, Long Melford
Long Melford
Long Melford is a large village and civil parish in the county of Suffolk, England. It is on Suffolk's border with Essex, which is marked by the River Stour, approximately from Colchester and from Bury St. Edmunds...
, 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...
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The Parker Baronetcy, of Bassingbourn in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 13 January 1783 for Sir Peter Parker
Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet was a British naval officer.-Naval career:Peter Parker was born probably in Ireland. He became a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1743 and captain in 1747. In 1761, he took command of HMS Buckingham and helped cover operations on Belle Île...
, also an eminent naval officer, though unrelated to the Parker family of Melford Hall. He was known for his service in the American Revolution
American Revolution
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. His grandson, Charles, the fifth Baronet, was also an Admiral in the Royal Navy. The title became extinct on his death in 1869.
The Parker Baronetcy, of Harburn in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 24 July 1797 for William Parker for his service at the Battle of Cape St Vincent. Though unrelated to the previous two, he also enjoyed a long naval career, retiring as a Vice-Admiral. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1903.
The Parker Baronetcy, of Shenstone Lodge in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 December 1844 for Sir William Parker, who like his distant relative the Earl of Macclesfield
Earl of Macclesfield
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, was a descendant of the Parker family of Park Hall, Claverswall, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
but unrelated to the other baronets. He, too, was a naval officer, and commanded British naval forces in China in the First Opium War
First Opium War
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. The third Baronet, William, was an Olympic medalist. George Parker, second son of the first Baronet, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy. The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Parker, grandfather of the first Baronet, was Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
The Chief Baron of the Exchequer was the first "baron" of the English Exchequer of pleas. "In the absence of both the Treasurer of the Exchequer or First Lord of the Treasury, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it was he who presided in the equity court and answered the bar i.e...
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The Parker Baronetcy, of Carlton House Terrace in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 June 1915 for Gilbert Parker, a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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and novelist. The title became extinct upon his death in 1932.
Parker Baronets, of Arwaton (1661)
- Sir Philip Parker, 1st BaronetSir Philip Parker, 1st BaronetSir 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...
(c. 1625–1690) - Sir Philip Parker, 2nd Baronet (c. 1650–c. 1698). Parker succeeded his father in 1690. On 12 March 1680 in London, he married Mary Fortrey, granddaughter of Samuel FortreySamuel FortreySamuel Fortrey , was an English author.Fortrey was the author of ‘England's Interest and Improvement, consisting in the increase of the Store and Trade of this Kingdom,’ Cambridge, 1663...
, builder of the old Kew PalaceKew PalaceKew Palace is a British Royal Palace in Kew Gardens on the banks of the Thames up river from London. There have been at least four Palaces at Kew, and three have been known as Kew Palace; the first building may not have been known as Kew as no records survive other than the words of another...
. They had two daughters, and one son: Catherine (1690–1749), who married John Perceval, 1st Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 1st Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont PC, FRS , known as Sir John Perceval, 5t, from 1691 to 1715, as The Lord Perceval from 1715 to 1722 and as The Viscount Perceval from 1722 to 1733, was an Anglo-Irish politician....
; Mary (1692–1731), who married Daniel Dering (grandson of Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet); and Philip, who succeeded in the baronetcy (see below). - Sir Philip Parker-a-Morley-Long, 3rd BaronetSir Philip Parker-a-Morley-Long, 3rd BaronetSir Philip Parker-a-Morley-Long, 3rd Baronet was an English politician.-Early life:Born at Arwarton, Suffolk, the son of Sir Philip Parker, 2nd Baronet, and Mary Fortrey, he took the name of Long on inheriting the estate of Whaddon in Wiltshire from his cousin Sir Walter Long...
(1682–1741)
Parker Baronets, of Ratton (1674)
- Sir Robert Parker, 1st BaronetSir Robert Parker, 1st BaronetSir Robert Parker, 1st Baronet of Ratton, Sussex was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Hastings from 1679 to 1685.He was made a baronet 22 May 1674.-References:...
(c. 1655–1691) - Sir George Parker, 2nd BaronetSir George Parker, 2nd BaronetSir George Parker, 2nd Baronet , of Ratton, Sussex, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Sussex from 1705 to 1708 and again from 1710 to 1713....
(c. 1673–1727) - Sir Walter Parker, 3rd Baronet (c. 1700–1750)
Parker Baronets, of Melford Hall (1681)
- Sir Hugh Parker, 1st Baronet (c. 1607–1697)
- Sir Henry Parker, 2nd Baronet (1638–1713)
- Sir Henry John Parker, 3rd Baronet (c. 1704–1771)
- Sir Henry Parker, 4th Baronet (c. 1713–1782)
- Sir Hyde Parker, 5th BaronetSir Hyde Parker, 5th BaronetVice-Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet was a British naval commander.Parker was born at Tredington, Gloucestershire. His father, a clergyman, was a son of Sir Henry Parker. His paternal grandfather had married a daughter of Alexander Hyde, Bishop of Salisbury. He began his career at sea in the...
(1714–1783) - Sir Harry Parker, 6th Baronet (c. 1735–1812)
- Sir William Parker, 7th Baronet (c. 1770–1830)
- Sir Hyde Parker, 8th BaronetSir Hyde Parker, 8th BaronetSir Hyde Parker, 8th Baronet was a British Tory politician.He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1832 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament for newly-created Western division of Suffolk. He did not stand again at the 1835 general election. He was appointed High Sheriff...
(1785–1856), Member of Parliament (MP) for West SuffolkWest Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :...
1832–1835 - Sir William Parker, 9th Baronet (1826–1891)
- Sir William Hyde Parker, 10th Baronet (1863–1931)
- Sir William Stephen Hyde Parker, 11th Baronet (1892–1951)
- Sir Richard William Hyde Parker, 12th Baronet (b. 1937)
Parker Baronets, of Bassingbourn (1783)
- Sir Peter Parker, 1st BaronetSir Peter Parker, 1st BaronetAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet was a British naval officer.-Naval career:Peter Parker was born probably in Ireland. He became a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1743 and captain in 1747. In 1761, he took command of HMS Buckingham and helped cover operations on Belle Île...
(1721–1811) - Sir Peter Parker, 2nd BaronetSir Peter Parker, 2nd BaronetCaptain Sir Peter Parker, 2nd Baronet was an English naval officer, the son of Vice-Admiral Christopher Parker and Augusta Byron....
(1785–1814) - Sir Peter Parker, 3rd Baronet (1809–1835)
- Sir John Edmund George Parker, 4th Baronet (1788–1835)
- Sir Charles Christopher Parker, 5th BaronetSir Charles Parker, 5th BaronetAdmiral Sir Charles Christopher Parker, 5th Baronet was a British naval officer, the son of Christopher Parker and Augusta Byron, and grandson of Admirals Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet and John Byron....
(1792–1869)
Parker Baronets, of Harburn (1797)
- Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet (1743–1802)
- Sir William George Parker, 2nd Baronet (1787–1848)
- Sir George Parker, 3rd Baronet (1813–1857)
- Sir George Law Marshall Parker, 4th Baronet (1840–1866)
- Sir Henry Parker, 5th Baronet (1822–1877)
- Sir Melville Parker, 6th Baronet (1824–1903)
Parker Baronets, of Shenstone Lodge (1844)
- Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet (1781–1866)
- Sir William Biddulph Parker, 2nd Baronet (1824–1902)
- Sir William Lorenzo Parker, 3rd Baronet (1889–1971)
- Sir William Alan Parker, 4th Baronet (1916–1990)
- Sir William Peter Brian Parker, 5th Baronet (b. 1950)
Parker Baronets, of Carlton House Terrace (1915)
- Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, 1st Baronet (1862–1932)