Family and Education
bap. 9 Apr. 1601, 1st s. of Sir Calthorp Parker† of Erwarton and Mercy, da. of Sir Stephen Soame†, lord mayor of London.St Pancras, Soper Lane, London par. reg.; Vis. Suff. 1561, 1577 and 1612 ed. W.C. Metcalfe (Exeter, 1882), 156; Add. 24121, f. 145v; C142/369/134. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1618; I. Temple (Feb.) 1622.Al. Cant.; I. Temple admissions database. m. c.1625, Dorothy (d. 14 Jan. 1639), da. and h. of Sir Robert Gawdy† of Claxton, Norf. 3s. 6da.H.W.Birch, ‘Some Suffolk church notes - Erwarton’, E. Anglian, n.s. viii. 107. Kntd. 19 Nov. 1624;Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 187. suc. fa. 5 Sept. 1618.C142/369/134. d. 22 June 1675.Copinger, Manors of Suff. vi. 37.
Offices Held

Local: j.p. Suff. 1627 – bef.Oct. 1653, Mar. 1660–d.Coventry Docquets, 60; Stowe 577, f. 49v; C193/13/4, f. 92v; Bodl. Tanner 226, p. 187; C193/12/3, f. 96. Capt. militia by 1632-aft. May 1640, ?1660-c.Mar. 1667.Add. 39245, ff. 157v, 192; CSP Dom. 1666–7, p. 549. Sheriff, 1636–7.List of Sheriffs (L. and I. Soc. ix), 132. Commr. subsidy, 1641, 1663; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641, 1660; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 14 May, 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672;SR; A. and O.; An Ordinance…for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). loans on Propositions, 28 July 1642;LJ v. 245b. recvr. Ipswich 10 Sept. 1642.LJ v. 346b; P. Fisher, For the…Committees for the Co. of Suffolke (1648), 6, 12 (E.448.13). Member, Suff. co. cttee. 1642 – 52, 1660.Suff. ed. Everitt, 137. Dep. lt. by Sept. 1642–?LJ v. 342b. Commr. sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; additional ord. for levying of money, 1 June 1643; levying of money, 3 Aug. 1643; Eastern Assoc. 20 Sept. 1643;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Suff. 11 Apr. 1644–24 July 1645;C181/5, f. 232v. gaol delivery, 11 Apr. 1644–24 July 1645;C181/5, f. 233. Bury St Edmunds liberty and borough 11 Apr. 1644;C181/5, ff. 233, 234. New Model ordinance, Suff. 17 Feb. 1645;A. and O. sewers, Norf. and Suff. 26 June 1658-aft. June 1659;C181/6, pp. 291, 360. Suff. 9 May 1664;C181/7, p. 250. River Stour, Essex and Suff. 4 July 1664;C181/5, p. 277. militia, Suff. 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O.

Religious: elder, first Suff. classis, 5 Nov. 1645.Shaw, Hist. Eng. Church, ii. 423.

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Commons 1640-1660
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PARKER, Sir Philip (1601-75), of Erwarton, Suff.

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