Background
Macclesfield was the son of George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, and Mary, daughter of Ralph Lane.
Macclesfield was the son of George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, and Mary, daughter of Ralph Lane.
Macclesfield was returned to Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1747, a seat he held until 1754, and then represented Oxfordshire between 1754 and 1761 and Rochester between 1761 and 1764. The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November 1747.
Lady Macclesfield died in May 1812.
Royal Society; 11th Parliament of Great Britain. 10th Parliament of Great Britain. 12th Parliament of Great Britain.