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'''Robert John Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington''' [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]], ([[25 February]] [[1857]] – [[12 July]] [[1918]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] judge and barrister. |
'''Robert John Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington''' [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]], ([[25 February]] [[1857]] – [[12 July]] [[1918]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] judge and barrister. |
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The son of the Reverend Richard Parker was born at Claxby Rectory, [[Alford]]. He was educated in [[Eton College]], [[Yorkshire]] as a pupil of [[Oscar Browning]], and in [[King's College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{Venn|id=PRKR876RJ|name=Parker, Robert John}}</ref> Parker was called to the [[Bar association|Bar]] in 1883. From 1903 to 1906, he was junior counsel to the [[Treasury]], becoming a [[bencher]] afterwards. |
The son of the Reverend Richard Parker was born at Claxby Rectory, [[Alford, Lincolnshire|Alford]]. He was educated in [[Eton College]], [[Yorkshire]]{{cn}}<!-- when last seen Eton was in Berkshire - is there another in Yorkshire? --> as a pupil of [[Oscar Browning]], and in [[King's College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{Venn|id=PRKR876RJ|name=Parker, Robert John}}</ref> Parker was called to the [[Bar association|Bar]] in 1883. From 1903 to 1906, he was junior counsel to the [[Treasury]], becoming a [[bencher]] afterwards. |
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He was appointed [[Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]] in 1913 and was made additionally a [[life peer]] as '''Baron Parker of Waddington''', of Waddington in the County of [[Yorkshire]]. Parker died aged 61 in [[Haslemere]]. |
He was appointed [[Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]] in 1913 and was made additionally a [[life peer]]{{cn}}<!-- Life peers weren't introduced until the 1950s and he died in 1918 --> as '''Baron Parker of Waddington''', of Waddington in the County of [[Yorkshire]]. Parker died aged 61 in [[Haslemere]]. |
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Robert John Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington PC, (25 February 1857 – 12 July 1918) was a British judge and barrister.
The son of the Reverend Richard Parker was born at Claxby Rectory, Alford. He was educated in Eton College, Yorkshire[citation needed] as a pupil of Oscar Browning, and in King's College, Cambridge.[1] Parker was called to the Bar in 1883. From 1903 to 1906, he was junior counsel to the Treasury, becoming a bencher afterwards.
He was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 1913 and was made additionally a life peer[citation needed] as Baron Parker of Waddington, of Waddington in the County of Yorkshire. Parker died aged 61 in Haslemere.
References
- ^ "Parker, Robert John (PRKR876RJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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