Edward Corker (1636–1702) was a

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merchant and politician. He was a Member of Parliament in the

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for

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from 1692 to 1693 and 1695 to 1699. With John Waller he established a

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in Dublin in 1667. He was the son of Robert Corker and Anne Jackson who were married in Prestbury in 1632.

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