Member of the Parliament of England
Arthur Sparke
In office 4 April 1660 – 25 March 1661Succeeded by Sir Edward Turnor
Born 5 June 1628 Died 1677 Nationality British Spouse Mary North Children ~2
Arthur Sparke (5 June 1628 – 1677) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.
Life and work
Birth
Arthur was born on 5 June 1628, as the fifth (but third surviving) son of Thomas Sparke, the rector of Brown Candover parish.[ 1]
Positions
Sparke was a barrister of the Middle Temple ,[ 2] from 1651 to 1655 he served as the Town clerk in Hertford, and was also steward of the borough court from 1661 until 1675.[ 1] In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for Hertford in the Convention Parliament .[ 1] He was deputy to the King's Remembrancer in the Exchequer and a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire .[ 2]
Family
Sparke married Mary North, daughter of Hugh North of Marden in the parish of Tewin.[ 2] With her he had at least two sons, the second of whom (Arthur Sparke) was born on 1 March 1661 but died on 12 January 1665 and was buried in the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Baldock .[ 3] [ 4]
Death
He died at the age of 49 in 1677.
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