Nicholas Parker (MP)
Nicholas Parker | |
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Monument to Sir Nicholas Parker, Willingdon Church | |
| Member of Parliament for Sussex | |
| In office 1597–1598 | |
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| Born | 1547 Ratton, Willingdon |
| Died | 9 March 1620 (aged 72–73) |
| Resting place | St. Mary the Virgin, Willingdon 50°47′59″N 0°15′15″E / 50.799732°N 0.254083°E |
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| Children | with Catherine:
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Sir Nicholas Parker (1547 – 9 March 1620), eldest son of Thomas Parker of Ratton and Eleanor, daughter of William Waller of Groombridge, was a military commander during the reign of Elizabeth I. He was Sheriff of Sussex in 1586-87, again in 1593-94, and was elected MP for Sussex in 1597.