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Robert Barker (MP for Colchester)

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Robert Barker (1563 – 5 April 1618) was an English politician.

Biography

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d J.H. 1981.
  2. ^ Willis 1750, pp. 139, 140, 159, 170.

References

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  • 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
Preceded by
James Morice
Martin Bessell
Member of Parliament for Colchester
1597–1621
With: Richard Symnell (1597–1604)
Edward Alford (1604–1621)
Succeeded by