Soc. of Antiq._ (1884) 79–81; _Curwen’s Booksellers_ (1873)
312–24; _Bookseller March 1884 pp._ 247–50; _I.L.N. lxxxiv_ 157
(1884) _portrait_.
PARKER, JOHN WILLIAM (son of Mr. Parker of the royal navy).
_b._ 1792; apprenticed to William Clowes, printer, Duke st.
Blackfriar’s road, London 1806, became manager of the business;
worked on his own account; superintendent of the Cambridge
university press Feb. 1829, retired 1854; publisher at 445
Strand, London 1832–63; publisher to the Society for promoting
Christian knowledge; published and edited the Saturday Magazine
1832; printer to univ. of Cambridge 15 Nov. 1836; publisher
to the committee of council on education 1839; published
Fraser’s Mag. and the works of Buckle, Froude, Hare, Kingsley,
Lewes, Maurice, Mill, Whately Whewell, and others; partner as
publishers with Wm. Butler Bourn 1860, they sold the business to
Messrs. Longman 1863 for £20,000; partner with Thomas Richard
Harrison as printers in St. Martin’s lane 1863 to death, they
printed the London Gazette; author of Bibles, testaments, books
of common prayer and proper lessons, printed at the Cambridge
university press by J. W. Parker 1839. _d._ Warren corner
house, near Farnham, Surrey 18 May 1870. _Curwen’s History of
booksellers_ (1873) 317–24; _R. Bowes’ Biographical notes on the
university printers_ (1886) 329; _Bookseller 16 Jany. 1861 p._
2, _and 1 June 1870 pp._ 491–2.
PARKER, JOHN WILLIAM (son of the preceding). _b._ 1820; partner
with his father 1845 to death; edited Fraser’s Magazine about
1848 to death. _d._ 9 Nov. 1860. _G.M. Feb. 1861 pp._ 221–4.
PARKER, KENYON STEVENS. _b._ 1789; 2 lieut. R.M. 26 Oct. 1805; 1
lieut. on half pay 1 Sept. 1814 to death; barrister G.I. 27 Nov.
1819; migrated to Lincoln’s inn, bencher 1841 to death; Q.C.
Nov. 1841; examiner in court of chancery Jany. 1853 to death;
run over by a cab in Chancery lane and _d._ 49 Lancaster gate,
London 2 June 1866. _Law Times xli_ 607 (1866).
PARKER, RICHARD. _b._ 29 June 1803; cornet 1 life guards 2 Aug.
1822, lieut. col. 20 June 1854 to 24 Aug. 1861; colonel of 5
dragoon guards 7 Dec. 1871 to death; M.G. 24 Aug. 1861, L.G. 2
Jany. 1871; placed on retired list with rank of general 1 Oct.