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George PARKER Adm. Fell.-Com. at CLARE, 18 Jun., 1715. S. of Sir Thomas (1685), 1st Earl of Macclesfield. B. at Derby [ Derbyshire ], 1697 . Matric. 1715 ; M.A. ( fil. nob. ) from Corpus Christi, 1718 . D.C.L. (Oxford) 1759 . Teller of the Exchequer, 1719-64 . M.P. for Wallingford [ Berkshire ], 1722-7 . F.R.S., 1722 ; President, 1752 . Succeeded as 2nd Earl, 1732 . Distinguished as an astronomer. Married (1) Mary, dau. of Ralph Lane, Turkey merchant [ Turkey ]; (2) Dorothy Nesbitt. Died 17 Mar., 1764; buried at Shirburn [ Oxfordshire ]. ( D.N.B. ; Le Neve, Knights, 490; G.E.C. ) | George PARKER Approx. lifespan: 16971764 Adm. Fell.-Com. at Clare College 1715:06:18 s. of Sir Thomas PARKER (1685) 1st Earl of Macclesfield. b. at Derby, [Derbyshire], 1697 Matric. 1715 M.A. ( fil. nob. ) from Corpus Christi College 1718 D.C.L. (Oxford) 1759 Teller of the Exchequer 1719-64 M.P. for Wallingford, [Berkshire], 1722-27 F.R.S. 1722 ; President 1752 Succeeded as 2nd Earl 1732 Distinguished as an astronomer. m. (1) Mary LANE dau. of Ralph LANE Turkey merchant [Turkey], ; m. (2) Dorothy NESBITT Died 1764:03:17 ; buried at Shirburn, [Oxfordshire], ( D.N.B. ; Le Neve, Knights 490; G.E.C. ) |