Arthur Sparke Explained

Arthur Sparke
Office:Member of Parliament
for Hertford
Birth Date:5 June 1628
Death Date:1677
Nationality:British
Spouse:Mary North
Children:~2
Term Start:4 April 1660
Term End:25 March 1661

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.

Positions

Sparke was a barrister of the Middle Temple,[1] from 1651 to 1655 he served as the Town clerk in Hertford, and was also steward of the borough court from 1661 until 1675. In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for Hertford in the Convention Parliament.[2] He was deputy to the King's Remembrancer in the Exchequer and a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire.

Family

Sparke married Mary North, daughter of Hugh North of Marden in the parish of Tewin. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: History of the Ancient Town and Borough of Hertford. 1830-01-01. Print. & pub. for the author, by St. Austin & Sons. en.
  2. Web site: SPARKE, Arthur (1628-77), of Hertford and London. History of Parliament Online. www.historyofparliamentonline.org. 2016-12-08.
  3. Book: Chauncy, Sir Henry. The historical antiquities of Hertforshire. St. Austin & Sons. 1700. Bishops Stortford. 512.
  4. Book: Gloucestershire - Lincolnshire. Cox. Thomas. Hall. Anthony. Morden. Robert. 1738. 987. en.