Nicholas Parker (MP)
| Sir Nicholas Parker | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Sussex (UK Parliament constituency) | |
| In office 1597–1598 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | English |
Sir Nicholas Parker (1547 - 1620) was an English MP and High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex.
Family
Nicholas Parker was born in 1547 at Ratton in the parish of Willingdon, Sussex. He was the first son of Thomas Parker and Eleanor Waller.[1][2] He married[3]
- (firstly) Jane, daughter of Sir William Courtney;
- (secondly) Elizabeth, daughter of John Baker;
- (thirdly) Katherine Temple, daughter of John Temple of Stowe.
By his third wife, he had five sons and two daughters, including the Civil War pamphleteer, Henry Parker.
Public offices and honours
Parker was twice High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, in 1585 and 1592. He was knighted in 1591. He was chosen as MP for Sussex in 1597.
Monument
Following his death, a monument was erected in the Willingdon parish church, showing an effigy of him and his three wives.[4] It is one of a group of monuments to the Parker family spanning nearly 150 years.
Notes
- ↑ History of Parliament - Nicholas Parker
- ↑ History of Parliament - Thomas Parker
- ↑ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland
- ↑ St Mary, Willingdon
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Thomas Shirley Robert Sackville |
Member of Parliament for Sussex with Robert Sackville 1597 |
Succeeded by Robert Sackville Charles Howard |