The Colonial Despatches: Parker, John

Parker, John

b. 1799-10-21

d. 1881-09-05

John Parker was a Whig politician who served as Sheffield MP for 20 years.1 He held several posts in Whig governments, including first parliamentary secretary of the admiralty during the period 1849-1852.2

1. G. C. Boase, rev. H. C. G. Matthew, Parker, John (1799–1881), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
2. Ibid.

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Mentions of this person in the documents

Parker, John to Merivale, Herman 21 October 1851, CO 305:3, no. 8856, 201A.
Parker, John to Merivale, Herman 4 March 1850, CO 305:2, no. 1843, 177.
Parker, John to Merivale, Herman 9 April 1851, CO 305:3, no. 2974, 186.
Parker, John to Hawes, Benjamin 27 February 1851, WO 1:549, no. 1801, 545.
Parker, John to Hawes, Benjamin 28 March 1851, CO 305:3, no. 2717, 184.
Grey, Third Earl, Henry George to Blanshard, Governor Richard 20 April 1851, LAC :, 21.
Parker, John to Hawes, Benjamin 24 October 1851, CO 305:3, no. 9092, 206A.
Parker, John to Hawes, Benjamin 5 November 1849, CO 305:2, no. 9461, 141.
Parker, John to Peel, Sir Frederick 28 November 1851, CO 305:3, no. 10075, 215.
Parker, John to Hawes, Benjamin 12 April 1851, CO 305:3, no. 3045, 187.
Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 11 January 1850, CO 305:2, no. 299, 167.
Parker, John to Merivale, Herman 28 January 1852, CO 305:3, no. 836, 245.

The Colonial Despatches Team. Parker, John. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/parker_j.html.

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Colonial Despatches

The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871

Parker, John