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Arthur was born on 5 June 1628, as the fifth (but third surviving) son of Thomas Sparke, the rector of [[Brown Candover]] parish.<ref name=”HOP” /> |
Arthur was born on 5 June 1628, as the fifth (but third surviving) son of Thomas Sparke, the rector of [[Brown Candover]] parish.<ref name=”HOP” /> |
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Sparke was a barrister |
Sparke was a barrister the [[Middle Temple]],<ref name=”Herts”>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bekVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA125|title=History of the Ancient Town and Borough of Hertford|date=1830-01-01|publisher=Print. & pub. for the author, by St. Austin & Sons|language=en}}</ref> from 1651 to 1655 served as the Town clerk in Hertford and was also steward of the borough court from 1661 until 1675.<ref name=”HOP” /> In 1660, he was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Hertford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertford]] in the [[Convention Parliament (1660)|Convention Parliament]].<ref name=”HOP”>{{Cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/sparke-arthur-1628-77|title=SPARKE, Arthur (1628-77), of Hertford and London. {{!}} History of Parliament Online|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org|access-date=2016-12-08}}</ref> was deputy to the [[Queen’s Remembrancer|King’s Remembrancer]] in the [[Exchequer of Pleas|Exchequer]] and a [[Justice of the Peace]] for [[Hertfordshire]].<ref name=”Herts” /> |
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=== Family === |
=== Family === |
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Sparke married Mary North, daughter of Hugh North of Marden in the parish of Tewin.<ref name=”Herts” /> |
Sparke married Mary North, daughter of Hugh North of Marden in the parish of Tewin.<ref name=”Herts” /> 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, Baldock|Church of St Mary the Virgin]] in [[Baldock]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire|last=Chauncy|first=Sir Henry|publisher=St. Austin & Sons|year=1700|location=Bishops Stortford|pages=512|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNMqAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA512}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vZJJAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA987|title=Gloucestershire – Lincolnshire|last1=Cox|first1=Thomas|last2=Hall|first2=Anthony|last3=Morden|first3=Robert|date=1738|pages=987|language=en}}</ref> |
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=== Death === |
=== Death === |
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 25 January 2026
Member of the Parliament of England
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Arthur Sparke |
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| In office 4 April 1660 – 25 March 1661 |
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| Succeeded by | Sir Edward Turnor |
| Born | (1628-06-05)5 June 1628 |
| Died | 1677(1677-00-00) (aged 48–49) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Mary North |
| Children | ~2 |
Arthur Sparke (5 June 1628 – 1677) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.
Arthur was born on 5 June 1628, as the fifth (but third surviving) son of Thomas Sparke, who was the rector of Brown Candover parish.[1]
Sparke was a barrister at the Middle Temple,[2] from 1651 to 1655. He served as the Town clerk in Hertford and was also steward of the borough court from 1661 until 1675.[1] In 1660, he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Hertford in the Convention Parliament.[1] Additionally, he was deputy to the King’s Remembrancer in the Exchequer and served as a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire.[2]
Sparke married Mary North, the daughter of Hugh North of Marden in the parish of Tewin.[2] Together, they 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]
He died at the age of 49 in 1677.
