Robert Parkhurst (died 1674)
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Sir Robert Parkhurst was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659.
Parkhurst was the son of Sir Robert Parkhurst
and his wife Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Henry Baker. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
on 24 May 1647 and admitted at Inner Temple
on 30 October 1648. He inherited the estates including Pyrford on the death of his father in 1651
In 1659 Parkhurst was elected Member of Parliament
for Guildford
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. He was knighted on 9 June 1660.
Parkhurst died in 1674 and was buried at Holy Trinity, Guildford on 20 November 1674.
Parkhurst married Sarah Gayer, daughter of Sir John Gayer of Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. His brother John was also an MP.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1659.
Parkhurst was the son of Sir Robert Parkhurst
Robert Parkhurst (died 1651)
Sir Robert Parkhurst was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1625 and 1651. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War....
and his wife Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Henry Baker. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
on 24 May 1647 and admitted at Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
on 30 October 1648. He inherited the estates including Pyrford on the death of his father in 1651
In 1659 Parkhurst was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Guildford
Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)
Guildford is a county constituency in Surrey which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. He was knighted on 9 June 1660.
Parkhurst died in 1674 and was buried at Holy Trinity, Guildford on 20 November 1674.
Parkhurst married Sarah Gayer, daughter of Sir John Gayer of Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. His brother John was also an MP.