English politician (1682–1741)
Sir Philip Parker-a-Morley-Long, 3rd Baronet (1682 – 20 January 1741) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons for Harwich from 1715 to 1734.[ 1]
Early life
Parker was born at Arwarton , Suffolk, the son of Sir Philip Parker, 2nd Baronet , and Mary Fortrey, daughter of Samuel Fortrey .[ 1]
Career
Erwarton Amshouses in 2014
In 1710 he took the name of Long on inheriting the estate of Whaddon in Wiltshire from his great-uncle Sir Walter Long . The original Coat of Long was, through some error, allowed to him by the College of Arms . He successfully stood for parliament in the 1715 general election , being returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Harwich . He held the seat until 1734 .
In 1740 he founded the Erwarton Almshouses close to his home in Erwarton .
Family
On 11 July 1715 Parker married in London, Martha East and they had four daughters:
Death
On 20 January 1741, John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont wrote in his diary:
"This morning died my brother-in-law Sir Philip Parker, at 3 o'clock, choked by one of those fits he has had for 12 weeks past at sundry times."
References
Further reading
Nicol, Cheryl (2016). Inheriting the Earth: The Long Family's 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire . Hobnob Press. ISBN 1906978379 .