Sir Harry Parker, 6th Baronet (1735–1812), was from a distinguished naval family and inherited his title on the death of his father, Vice-Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, in 1782.[1] Harry Parker bought Melford Hall in Suffolk in 1786, and the Baronetcy subsequently became known as "of Melford Hall".[2] He was Chief Clerk to the Secretaries of the Board of Admiralty and, between 1782 and 1795, he was the secretary of the Board of Longitude.[3] He retired from public service in 1795, and received a pension of £400.[4][5] He married Bridget Cresswell in 1775 and had five children, William (who succeeded him as 7th Baronet), Louisa, Edmund, Hyde (who became 8th Baronet), and Sophia.[6] He is buried in a vault in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford in Suffolk, and there is a large memorial to him and his wife within the church.[7] There is a portrait of him at Melford Hall, now a National Trust property and still the seat of the Hyde Parker family.[8]
References edit
- ^ "The Pakers: A Naval Dynasty". National Trust: Melford Hall.
- ^ "Melford Hall and its family owners". National Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Papers of the Board of Longitude". cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Papers of the Board of Longitude : Rough minutes". Cambridge Digital Library. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ ACCOUNTS ANDESTIMATES ARY RETURNS. 1 January 1810.
- ^ Betham, rev William (1 January 1803). The baronetage of England, or, The history of the English baronets, and such baronets of Scotland, as are of English families.
- ^ "Sir Harry Parker (1735 - 1812) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Portrait of SIR HARRY PARKER, 6th Bt". National Trust Prints. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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