Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield and Viscount Parker ( ? 1666 - 1732 )

Birth: Newcastle-under-Lyme or Leek, Staffordshire, England (23 July 1666 or 1667) Death: His son's house, Soho Square, London (28 April 1732) Burial: Shirburn, Oxfordshire Professions: Barrister Education: School at Newport, Shropshire, and Mr Ogden's School at Derby; Trinity College, Cambridge (admitted 1685); Inner Temple (admitted 1684) Career: Called to the Bar (1691); MP for Derby (1705-1710); Serjeant-at-Law (1705-1710); Privy Councillor (1710); Lord Chief Justice (1710); Lord Chancellor (1718-1725); Custos Rotulorum of Worcestershire (1718); Teller of the Exchequer (1719); Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire (1719); High Steward of Staffordshire (1724-1726); impeached for corruption (1725), found guilty and fined £30,000; died of strangury Honours: Kt 1705; Baron Parker of Macclesfield 1716; Viscount Parker and Earl of Macclesfield 1721 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 20/03/1712 Proposers: Sir Isaac Newton Council: 1730.