Sir Philip Parker-a-Morley-Long, 3rd Baronet

Sir Philip Parker-a-Morley-Long, 3rd Baronet (1682 – 20 January 1741) was an English politician.

Early life

Born at Arwarton, Suffolk, the son of Sir Philip Parker, 2nd Baronet, and Mary Fortrey, he took the name of Long on inheriting the estate of Whaddon in Wiltshire from his cousin Sir Walter Long. The original Coat of Long was, through some error, allowed to him by the College of Arms.

Career

He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Harwich 1715–1734.

Family

On 11 July 1715 he 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."

Further reading

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Carew Harvey Mildmay
Benedict Calvert
Member of Parliament for Harwich
with Thomas Heath 1715–1722
Humphry Parsons 1722–1727
The Viscount Perceval 1734–1741

1715–1734
Succeeded by
Carteret Leathes
Charles Stanhope
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Philip Parker
Baronet
(of Arwarton)
1696–1741
Extinct
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