Modern English biography

PARKER, HENRY PERLEE (son of Robert Parker of Devonport, drawing master). _b._ Devonport 15 March 1795; a portrait painter at Plymouth 1815, and at Newcastle 1816; secretary of the Northumberland institution, Newcastle, for the promotion of the fine arts 1822; became known as ‘Smuggler Parker’ from his pictures of smugglers; gave his picture of the rescue of John Wesley from the fire at Epworth in 1709 to the Wesleyan conference 1840, to be placed in the centenary hall, London; exhibited 23 pictures at R.A., 40 at B.I., and 23 at Suffolk st. 1817–63; drawing master at Wesley college, Sheffield 1840–4; resided in London 1844 to death; author of Critiques on paintings, together with a few slight etchings showing the compositions, Newcastle 1835. _d._ 1 Blenheim villa, Goldhawk road, Shepherd’s Bush, London 11 Nov. 1873. _Walford’s Men of mark twixt Tyne and Tweed iii_ 249 (1895); _Newcastle Weekly chronicle 22 Aug. 1891 portrait, and 3–8 Nov. 1894_; _I.L.N. 23 May 1874 p._ 493 _portrait_. PARKER, HENRY PERROTT (son of Joseph Parker). _b._ Upton Cheyney, Gloucestershire 21 Sept. 1852; educ. Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1875; at Church missionary coll. Islington; C. of Holy Trinity, Exeter 1876–8; sec. of Church missionary soc. and chaplain to bishop of Calcutta 1878; missionary at Urgui, Africa 1882; bishop of the church of England in Eastern Equatorial Africa Oct. 1886, consecrated 14 Oct. _d._ in the Unyoro country to the south east of the Albert Nyanza 26 March 1888. _Times 15 Oct. 1886 p._ 9, _19 Oct. p._ 7, _2 May 1888 pp._ 7, 11. PARKER, HENRY WALTER. _b._ 9 Oct. 1808; educ. Merchant Taylors’ sch. 1820 etc.; barrister G.I. 15 June 1832, went home circuit; assistant sec. poor law board 9 April 1836 to 21 April 1839; author of The rise, progress, and present state of Van Diemen’s land 1833; Letters to sir James Graham on the proceedings connected with Andover union 1845; A digest of the laws relating to the relief of the poor 1849. _d._ Adelaide 1874. PARKER, SIR HENRY WATSON (4 son of Thomas Watson Parker of Lewisham, Kent). _b._ Lewisham 1808; private secretary to sir George Gipps, governor of New South Wales 1838–46; member of legislative council of N.S.W. 8 Dec. 1848 to 1856, chairman of committees 17 May 1849; member for Paramatta of legislative assembly 1856; contested the speakership 1856, when beaten by one vote; premier 3 Oct. 1856 to 7 Sept. 1857; knighted at Buckingham palace 7 May 1858; resided in England about 1859 to death; contested Greenwich against W. E. Gladstone 18 Nov. 1868; K.C.M.G. 30 May 1877; a comr. for the exhibitions held at Sydney 1880 and Melbourne 1881. _d._ Stawell house, Richmond, Surrey 2 Feb. 1881. PARKER, SIR HENRY WATSON (son of John Goodhand Parker of Kingston-upon Hull). _b._ 1825; admitted solicitor Nov. 1853; partner with Fred. Clarke 1857–81; head of firm of Parker, Garrett, and Parker, St. Michael’s rectory, Cornhill. London 1881 to death; a royal comr. on Loss of life at sea 1884–7; member of council of Incorporated law society 20 Aug. 1873, V.P. 1885–6, and president 1886–7; knighted at Osborne 12 Aug. 1887. _d._ 10 Rosslyn hill, Hampstead, London 31 May 1894. _bur._ St. Mary’s R.C. cemetery, Kensal green 5 June. _Solicitor’s Journal 9 June 1894 p._ 527. PARKER, HYDE (eld. son of admiral sir Hyde Parker 1739–1807). _b._ about 1782; entered royal naval academy 5 Feb. 1796; a volunteer on board the Cambrian, Sept. 1799; captain 13 Oct. 1807; extra naval aide-de-camp to Wm. 4, 5 Sept. 1831; C.B. 18 April 1839; R.A. 23 Nov. 1841; admiral superintendent Portsmouth 4 Aug. 1842 to 15 Dec. 1847; V.A. 4 June 1852; one of lords’ comrs. of the admiralty 30 Dec. 1852 to death. _d._ Ham, Surrey 25 May 1854. _G.M. xlii_ 76 (1854). PARKER, SIR HYDE, 7 Baronet (2 son of sir Harry Hyde Parker, 5 Bart., _d._ 1812). _b._ 1785; succeeded his brother, sir William Parker, 6 Bart. 21 April 1830; M.P. West Suffolk 1832–5. _d._ Government house, Devonport 21 March 1856. _G.M. xlv_ 519 (1856). PARKER, SIR JAMES (son of Charles Steuart Parker of Blochairn, near Glasgow). _b._ Glasgow 1803; educ. Glasgow gr. sch. and college, and Trin. coll. Camb., seventh wrangler 1825; B.A. 1825, M.A. 1828; barrister L.I. 6 Feb. 1829. bencher 1844 to death; went northern circuit; Q.C. July 1844; vice-chancellor 8 Oct. 1851 to death; knighted at Windsor castle 23 Oct. 1851; member of the chancery commission 11 Dec. 1850; contested Leicester 30 July 1847. _d._ Rothley Temple, Leics. 13 Aug.