Background
Parkhurst was the son of Sir Robert Parkhurst, Lord Mayor of London, and his wife Eleanor Babington, daughter of William Babington.
Parkhurst was the son of Sir Robert Parkhurst, Lord Mayor of London, and his wife Eleanor Babington, daughter of William Babington.
He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. He was baptised at Saint Mary Le Bow on 5 July 1603. He was re-elected in 1626 and in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Parkhurst inherited the estates including Pyrford on the death of his father in 1636 and was knighted at Dublin on 29 April 1638.
In April 1640, he was re-elected Member of Parliament for Guldford in the Short Parliament. He was elected again as Member of Parliament for Guildford for the Long Parliament in November 1640.
Parkhurst died at the age of 48 and was buried at Holy Trinity, Guildford on 21 August 1651. Parkhurst married firstly Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Henry Baker.
Short Parliament; Useless Parliament. 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1625 Parkhurst was elected Member of Parliament for Guildford.