George Lane Parker

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George Lane Parker (1724–1791) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1769 and 1780.

Early life

Parker was born on 6 September 1724, the second son of George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield and his first wife Mary Lane, daughter of Ralph Lane of Woodbury.[1] He matriculated at Hertford College, Oxford on 20 January 1741 and graduated BA in 1743 and MA in 1750.[2]

Military career

Parker joined the army in the

12th Dragoons from 1782.[1]

Political career

Parker stood at

Member of Parliament on petition on 19 January 1769. He was returned at Tregony as a Government candidate in the 1774 general election. He had a poor attendance record, probably because of his military duties. He voted with the Government and is not recorded as speaking in the House.[1]

Later life

Parker married Jane Lady Dormer, widow of Sir Charles Cottrell-Dormer (son of Clement Cottrell-Dormer) and daughter of Charles Adelmare Caesar in May 1782. He died on 6 September 1791.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "PARKER, Hon. George Lane (1724-91), of Woodbury, Cambs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource
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External links

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainLee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Parker, George (1697-1764)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 43. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Jervoise Clarke
Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)
1769–1774
With: Thomas Dummer
Succeeded by
Jervoise Clarke Jervoise
Preceded by
Hon. John Grey
Alexander Leith
Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by Colonel of the
20th Regiment of Foot

1773–1782
Succeeded by
William Wynyard
Preceded by Colonel of the 12th (The Prince of Wales's)
Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

1782–1791
Succeeded by