Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet
Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet (1685 – 23 July 1731)[1] of Grimston Hall, Suffolk was a British politician.
He was the son of Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet and Bridget Bacon, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon of Shrubland Hall, Suffolk[2] and was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge.[3] In 1696, he succeeded his father as baronet.[4]
Barker entered the British House of Commons for Ipswich in 1708, representing it to 1713.[5] He was subsequently Member of Parliament (MP) for Thetford until 1715[6] and for Suffolk from 1722 until his death in 1731.[7]
Barker married firstly Mary Bence, only daughter of John Bence, and by her he had an only child.[8] On 9 February 1731 he married secondly Anne, widow of Edward Spencer, at St Marylebone Church in London.[2] Barker was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Sir John Barker, 6th Baronet.[4]
References
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- 1 2 "ThePeerage - Sir William Barker, 5th Bt". Retrieved 19 February 2007.
- ↑ "Barker, William (BRKR702SW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- 1 2 Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke, ed. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 36.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Ipswich". Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Thetford". Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Suffolk". Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ↑ Courthope, William (1835). Synopsis of the Extinct Baronetage of England. London: G. Woodfall. p. 13.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Churchill John Bence |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1708–1713 With: William Churchill |
Succeeded by William Churchill William Thompson |
| Preceded by Sir Edmund Bacon Dudley North |
Member of Parliament for Thetford 1713–1715 With: Dudley North |
Succeeded by Dudley North John Ward |
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Hanmer Sir Robert Davers |
Member of Parliament for Suffolk 1722–1731 With: Sir Thomas Hanmer 1722–1727 Sir Jermyn Davers 1727–1731 |
Succeeded by Sir Jermyn Davers Sir Robert Kemp |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by John Barker |
Baronet (of Grimston Hall) 1696–1731 |
Succeeded by John Barker |