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.