Robert Barker (MP for Colchester)
Robert Barker (1563 – 5 April 1618) was an English politician.
Biography
He was the third son of John Barker, a merchant of Bildeston, Suffolk. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and trained for law at the Inner Temple.[1]
He was the Member of Parliament for Colchester, Essex four times between 1597 and 1621.[1][2]
He became a JP for Harwich in 1601 and Essex in 1607 (until 1617) and was made Serjeant-at-Law for Colchester in 1612. He died in at Monkwick in 1618.[1]
Family
He had married Margaret, the daughter of Robert Coke of Mileham, Suffolk; they had two sons and three daughters. he was succeeded by his eldest son Bestney.[1]
Notes
- J.H. 1981.
- Willis 1750, pp. 139, 140, 159, 170.
References
- J.H. (1981). "Barker, Robert III (1563-1618), of Bildeston, Suff.; later of Monkwick, Essex.". In Hasler, P.W. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603. Boydell and Brewer.
- Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 139, 140, 159, 170.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by James Morice Martin Bessell |
Member of Parliament for Colchester 1597–1621 With: Richard Symnell (1597–1604) Edward Alford (1604–1621) |
Succeeded by Edward Alford William Towse |
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