BARKER, Sir William, 5th Bt. (c.1685-1731), of Ipswich, Suff.

Family and Education

b. c. 1685, o. s. of Sir John Barker, 4th Bt.*; educ. Ipswich sch.; Pembroke, Camb. 7 Apr. 1702, aged 16. m. (1) aft. 1713, Mary (d. 1716), da. and h. of John Bence*, 1s.; (2) 9 Feb. 1731, Anne, wid. of Edward Spencer of Rendlesham, Suff., s.p.; ?1s. illegit. suc. fa. as 5th Bt. 14 Aug. 1696. Ipswich Sch. List, comp. Murfey, 6; Copinger, Suff. Manors, ii. 340.

Offices Held

Freeman, Dunwich 1703, Orford 1709. Suff. RO (Ipswich), Dunwich bor. recs. EE6/1144/14; W. Suss. RO, Shillinglee mss Ac.454/1083, John Hooke to Sir Edward Turnor*, 28 Sept. 1709.

Commr. public accts. June– Oct. 1714.

Parlimentarian

BARKER, Sir William, 5th Bt. (?1685-1731), of Grimston Hall, Suff.

Main residence: Ipswich, Suff.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

BARKER, Sir William, 5th Bt. (c.1685-1731)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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