Robert Parkhurst (died 1651)
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Sir Robert Parkhurst was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1625 and 1651. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War
.
Parkhurst was the son of Sir Robert Parkhurst
, Lord Mayor of London, and his wife Eleanor Babington, daughter of William Babington. He was baptised at Saint Mary Le Bow on 5 July 1603.
In 1625 Parkhurst was elected Member of Parliament
for Guildford
. He was re-elected in 1626 and in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Parkhurst inherited the estates including Pyrford on the death of his father in 1636 and was knighted at Dublin on 29 April 1638. In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for Guldford in the Short Parliament
. He was elected again as MP for Guildford for the Long Parliament
in November 1640. Parkhurst was a puritan and supported the parliamentarian cause.
Parkhurst died at the age of 48 and was buried at Holy Trinity, Guildford on 21 Aug 1651.
Parkhurst married firstly Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Henry Baker. He married, secondly Silence Crewe, daughter of Thomas Crewe
on 6 June 1642, in Saint Margaret, Westminster. His son Robert
and John were also MPs.
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 1625 and 1651. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
.
Parkhurst was the son of Sir Robert Parkhurst
Robert Parkhurst (Lord Mayor)
Sir Robert Parkhurst was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London.Parkhurst was the son of Henry Parkhurst and his wife Alice Hills. He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers and became an Alderman of the City of London. In 1628, he acquired estates at Pyrford...
, Lord Mayor of London, and his wife Eleanor Babington, daughter of William Babington. He was baptised at Saint Mary Le Bow on 5 July 1603.
In 1625 Parkhurst was elected 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 Guildford
Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)
Guildford is a county constituency in Surrey which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
. He was re-elected in 1626 and in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Parkhurst inherited the estates including Pyrford on the death of his father in 1636 and was knighted at Dublin on 29 April 1638. In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for Guldford in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. He was elected again as MP for Guildford for the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
in November 1640. Parkhurst was a puritan and supported the parliamentarian cause.
Parkhurst died at the age of 48 and was buried at Holy Trinity, Guildford on 21 Aug 1651.
Parkhurst married firstly Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Henry Baker. He married, secondly Silence Crewe, daughter of Thomas Crewe
Thomas Crewe
Sir Thomas Crewe , of Stene in Northamptonshire, was an English Member of Parliament and lawyer, and served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1623 to 1625....
on 6 June 1642, in Saint Margaret, Westminster. His son Robert
Robert Parkhurst (died 1674)
Sir Robert Parkhurst was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659.Parkhurst was the son of Sir Robert Parkhurst and his wife Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Henry Baker. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 24 May 1647 and admitted at Inner Temple on 30 October 1648...
and John were also MPs.