Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield

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Richard Timothy George Mansfield Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield (born May 31, 1943 ) is a British peer and politician .

life and career

Parker was born in May 1943 to George Parker, 8th Earl of Macclesfield (1914-1992) and Valerie Mansfield (1918-1995). He has a younger brother David. Parker attended Stowe School in Buckingham and studied at Worcester College of the University of Oxford . There he graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts .

In 2002, Parker attempted a court order from the High Court of Justice to gain lifelong residence in Shirburn Castle . This wish was opposed by members of his family, including his brother, uncle and nephew, who were shareholders in the property's property management company. Since they were interested in a commercial use of the property, they refused to grant this right of residence. Parker has been charged with "wrongfully taking possession" of the facility after his mother's death in 1994. Parker lost the trial, preceded by a series of family disputes that began in the mid-1980s between the castle's owners and ended with that verdict.

Membership in the House of Lords

When his father died in December 1992, he inherited the title of Earl of Macclesfield and the then associated seat in the House of Lords . There he sat as a crossbencher . He first took his seat on April 28, 1993. He gave his inaugural speech on May 19, 1993. He last spoke there on May 19, 1999 on the subject of conductive education. Through the House of Lords Act 1999 he lost his seat. He did not run for one of the remaining seats. He is not listed in the Register of Hereditary Peers , which are available for by-election.

family

Parker married Tatiana Cleone Anne Wheaton-Smith, daughter of Major Craig Wheaton-Smith and Tatiana Wiasemska, on August 11, 1967. This marriage ended in divorce in 1985. In 1986 he married Sandra Hope Fiore, daughter of Sylvio Fiore.

The first marriage had three daughters:

  • Lady Tanya Susan Parker (born August 27, 1971)
  • Lady Katherine Anne Parker (born June 19, 1973)
  • Lady Marion Jane Parker (born June 19, 1973)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Richard Timothy George Mansfield Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield on thepeerage.com , accessed September 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Judge will decide on family feud over castle In: The Telegraph of June 19, 2003.
  3. ↑ Royal Courts of Justice - Background and family history on ucc.ie
  4. ↑ Earl loses battle to stay in castle on news.bbc.co.uk
  5. ↑ House of Lords Act: Hereditary Peers Elections website Election Demon , accessed January 11, 2015.
predecessor Office successor
George Parker Earl of Macclesfield
since 1992 		current owner of the title
personal data
SURNAME Parker, Richard, 9th Earl of Macclesfield
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parker, Richard Timothy George Mansfield, 9th Earl of Macclesfield (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British peer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1943