Sir Henry Parker (by 1514 - 6 January 1552), of Morley Hall, Hingham, Norfolk and Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire, was an English politician.
He was the son of Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley. He and Henry VIII shared a common great-grandmother in Margaret Beauchamp of Bletsoe (who died before 3 June 1482), making them half second cousins. Parker was the brother of Jane Boleyn née Parker, and thus the brother-in-law of George Boleyn, during the reign of Queen Anne Boleyn. He was knighted KB on 31 May 1533.[1]
He was appointed High Sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire for 1536–37 and was a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire from 1537 to his death. He was also Custos Rotulorum of Hertfordshire from c. 1547 to his death. He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Hertfordshire in 1539 and 1547.[1] He married twice: firstly Grace, the daughter and heiress of John Newport of Furneux Pelham, having at least 2 sons and a daughter, including Henry Parker, 11th Baron Morley and Alice Parker who married Sir Thomas Barrington.[2] Secondly he married Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of Sir Philip Calthorpe of Erwarton, Suffolk, having at least 1 son who predeceased him. After his death, Elizabeth remarried to Lieutenant Admiral Sir William Woodhouse.[3]