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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: 1697–1764
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. )

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