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

Family and Education

b. ?1685, o.s. of Sir John Barker, 4th Bt., M.P. Ipswich 1680-1, 1685-7, 1689-96, by Bridget, da. of Sir Nicholas Bacon of Shrubland, Suff. educ. Pembroke, Camb. 7 Apr. 1702, aged 16. m. (1) Mary (d. 1 Jan. 1716), da. and h. of John Bence of Heveningham, Suff., 1s., (2) 9 Feb. 1731, Anne, wid. of Edward Spencer of Rendlesham, Suff., s.p. suc. fa. July 1696.

Address

Main residence: Grimston Hall, Suff.

biography text

At the end of the sixteenth century the Barkers, an Ipswich family, acquired Grimston Hall, eight miles from Ipswich, which they frequently represented. A Tory and a member of the October Club, Barker, after sitting for Ipswich and Thetford under Anne, was returned unopposed at a by-election for the county in 1722, speaking against the Government on the army estimates, 23 Nov. 1724, and the vote of credit on 12 Apr. 1727. Re-elected in 1727 after a contest, he spoke against the Government on a vote of credit, 7 May 1728, and on the civil list arrears, 23 and 24 Apr. 1729.1Knatchbull Diary, App. C. 127-8, and App. D. 132, 140-1. He died 23 July 1731.

Author

R.R.S.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. Knatchbull Diary, App. C. 127-8, and App. D. 132, 140-1.