Philip Parker-a-Morley-Long
Sir Philip Parker-a-Morley-Long, 3rd Baronet (1682 – 20 January 1741) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1734.
Early life
Parker was 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 great-uncle Sir Walter Long. The original Coat of Long was, through some error, allowed to him by the College of Arms.
Career
Parker was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Harwich at the 1715 general election and held the seat until 1734.[1]
Family
On 11 July 1715 Parker married in London, Martha East and they had four daughters:
- Martha (1716–1775) married John Thynne Howe, 2nd Baron Chedworth
- Elizabeth (1717–1757)
- Katherine (b. 1719)
- Dyonisia (b. 1722)
Death
On 20 January 1741, John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont wrote in his diary:
"This morning died my brother-in-law Sir Philip Parker, at 3 o'clock, choked by one of those fits he has had for 12 weeks past at sundry times."
References
- ^ "PARKER, Sir Philip, 3rd Bt. (1682-1741), of Erwarton, Suff". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
Further reading
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- 1741 deaths
- Baronets in the Baronetage of England
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- Long family of Wiltshire
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- British MPs 1727–1734
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