George Lane Parker (1724–1791) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the

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between 1769 and 1780.

Early life

Parker was born on 6 September 1724, the second son of

George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, PRS (c. 1695 or 1697 – 17 March 1764) was an English peer and astronomer. Styled Viscount Parker from 1721 to 1732, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallingford from 1722 to 1727, but his ...

and his first wife Mary Lane, daughter of Ralph Lane of Woodbury. He matriculated at

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on 20 January 1741 and graduated BA in 1743 and MA in 1750.

Military career

Parker joined the army in the 1st Foot Guards and was lieutenant and captain in 1749 and captain and lieutenant-colonel in 1755. He became Colonel in 1762 and Major-general in 1770. From 1773 to 1782 he was Colonel of the 20th Foot. He became a Lieutenant-General in 1777 and was Colonel of the 12th Dragoons from 1782.

Political career

Parker stood at Guildford in

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but was defeated. In the 1768 general election he stood for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) on the Holmes-Stanley interest and was returned as

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on petition on 19 January 1769. He was returned at

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as a Government candidate in the 1774 general election. He had a poor attendance record, probably because of his military duties. He voted with the Government and is not recorded as speaking in the House.

Later life

Parker married Jane Lady Dormer, widow of Sir Charles Cottrell-Dormer (son of Clement Cottrell-Dormer) and daughter of Charles Adelmare Caesar in May 1782. He died on 6 September 1791.

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