Robert Parkhurst (died 1674)

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Sir Robert Parkhurst (died 1674) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659.

Biography

Parkhurst was the son of Sir Robert Parkhurst and his wife Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Henry Baker. [1] He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 24 May 1647 and admitted at Inner Temple on 30 October 1648. [2]

Parkhurst married Sarah Gayer, daughter of Sir John Gayer of Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. He inherited the estates including Pyrford on the death of his father in 1651 [3]

In 1659 Parkhurst was elected member of parliament for Guildford in the Third Protectorate Parliament. [4] He was knighted on 9 June 1660. [5] His brother John was also an MP.[ citation needed ]

Parkhurst died in 1674 and was buried at Holy Trinity, Guildford on 20 November 1674. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Parkhurst Family
  2. "Parkhurst, Robert (PRKT647R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. Parishes: Pyrford, A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3 (1911), pp. 431-436. Date accessed: 2 March 2011
  4. Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp.  229–239.
  5. Knights of England
Parliament of England
Preceded by
John Hewson
Member of Parliament for Guildford
1659
With: Carew Raleigh
Succeeded by
Not represented in Restored Rump