Arthur Sparke
Arthur Sparke (5 June 1628 – 1677) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.
Arthur Sparke | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Hertford | |
| In office 4 April 1660 – 25 March 1661 | |
| Succeeded by | Sir Edward Turnor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1628 |
| Died | 1677 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Mary North |
| Children | ~2 |
Life and work
Birth
Arthur was born on 5 June 1628, as the fifth (but third surviving) son of Thomas Sparke, the rector of Brown Candover parish.[1]
Positions
Sparke was a barrister of the Middle Temple,[2] from 1651 to 1655 he served as the Town clerk in Hertford, and was also steward of the borough court from 1661 until 1675.[1] In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for Hertford in the Convention Parliament.[1] He was deputy to the King's Remembrancer in the Exchequer and a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire.[2]
Family
Sparke married Mary North, daughter of Hugh North of Marden in the parish of Tewin.[2] With her he had at least two sons, the second of whom (Arthur Sparke) was born on 1 March 1661 but died on 12 January 1665 and was buried in the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Baldock.[3][4]
Death
He died at the age of 49 in 1677.
References
- "SPARKE, Arthur (1628-77), of Hertford and London. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- History of the Ancient Town and Borough of Hertford. Print. & pub. for the author, by St. Austin & Sons. 1 January 1830.
- Chauncy, Sir Henry (1700). The historical antiquities of Hertforshire. Bishops Stortford: St. Austin & Sons. p. 512.
- Cox, Thomas; Hall, Anthony; Morden, Robert (1738). Gloucestershire - Lincolnshire. p. 987.