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Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield

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Arms of Parker, Earls of Macclesfield: Gules, a chevron between three leopard's faces or[1]

Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield FRS (12 October 1723 – 9 February 1795), styled Viscount Parker between 1732 and 1764, was a British peer and politician.

Background

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Macclesfield was the son of George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, and Mary, daughter of Ralph Lane.[2]

Political career

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Macclesfield was returned to Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1747, a seat he held until 1754,[3] and then represented Oxfordshire between 1754 and 1761[4] and Rochester between 1761 and 1764.[5] The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. The family seat was Shirburn Castle in Oxfordshire.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November 1747.[6]

Family

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Lord Macclesfield married his first cousin, Mary, daughter of Sir William Heathcote, 1st Baronet, and Elizabeth Parker, in 1749. They had four children:

He died in February 1795, aged 71, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, George. Lady Macclesfield died in May 1812.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.723
  2. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2739 § 27386". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
  3. ^ leighrayment.com[usurped]
  4. ^ leighrayment.com[usurped]
  5. ^ leighrayment.com[usurped]
  6. ^ "Lists of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007". London: The Royal Society. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  7. ^ The Register of Births & Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Vol. IV. 1741-1760. 9 July 1751.
  8. ^ The Register of Births & Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Vol. IV. 1741-1760. 27 March 1753.
  9. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2739 § 27386". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme
1747–1754
With: Hon. Baptist Leveson-Gower
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire
1754–1761
With: Sir Edward Turner, Bt
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Rochester
1761–1764
With: Isaac Townsend
Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Earl of Macclesfield
1764–1795
Succeeded by