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	Earl of Macclesfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The title of Earl of Macclesfield has been created twice, first in the Peerage of England in 1679 (extinct 1702) and then in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1721.
		The first Earls of Macclesfield, from the Gerard family, held the subsidiary titles of Viscount Brandon (1679) and Baron Gerard of Brandon (1645), both in the Peerage of England.
		The present Earls, from the Parker family, possess the subsidiary titles of Viscount Parker (1721) and Baron Parker of Macclesfield (1716), both in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Macclesfield (177 words)

	JOHN ALEXANDER MCCLERNAND - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN ALEXANDER MCCLERNAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The son of Thomas Parker, an attorney at Leek, young Parker was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, and became a barrister in 1691.
		Originally the trade of Macclesfield was principally in twist and silk buttons, hut this has developed into the manufacture of all kinds of silk~ Besides this staple trade, there are various textile manufactures and extensive breweries; while stone and slate quarries, as well as coal-mines, are worked in the neighborhood.
		In 1880 it was disfranchised for bribery, and in 1885 the borough was merged in the county division of Macclesfield.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MC/MCCLERNAND_JOHN_ALEXANDER.htm (2188 words)

	PHILIP YORKE, 1ST EARL HARDWICKE - LoveToKnow Article on PHILIP YORKE, 1ST EARL HARDWICKE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Through Macclesfields influence with the duke of Newcastle Yorke entered parliament in 1719 as member for Lewes, and was appointed solicitor-general, with a knighthood, in 1720, although he was then a barrister of only four years standing.
		Hardwicke was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, PHILIP YORKE (1720-1795), 2nd earl of Hardwicke, born on the,9th of March 1720, and educated at Cambridge.
		Charles Philip was born at Southampton on the 2nd of April 1799 and was educated at Harrow.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HA/HARDWICKE_PHILIP_YORKE_1ST_EARL.htm (2279 words)

	MACCLESFIELD, CHARLES GERARD, 1ST EARL OF (c. 1618-1694) - Encyclopedia Britannica - MACCLESFIELD, CHARLES GERARD, 1ST ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In March 1698 Macclesfield was divorced from his wife Anna, daughter of Sir Richard Mason of Sutton, by act of parliament, the first occasion on which a divorce was so granted without a previous decree of an ecclesiastical court.
		Her daughter Anna Margaretta Brett was a mistress of George I. The 2nd earl of Macclesfield was succeeded by his brother Fitton Gerard, 3rd earl (c.
		In 1721 the title of earl of Macclesfield was revived in favour of THOMAS PARKER (c.
	www.jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Encyclopedia_Britannica/LUP_MAL/MACCLESFIELD_CHARLES_GERARD_1S.html (1418 words)

	George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (14 May, 1737 - 31 May, 1806) was a British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat.
		George Macartney was descended from an old Scottish family, the Macartneys of Auchinleck, who had settled in 1649 at Lissanoure, County Antrim, Ireland, where he was born.
		After being created Earl Macartney in the Irish peerage (1792), he was appointed the first envoy of Britain to China.
	www.information-and-answers.com /resource-George_Macartney,_1st_Earl_Macartney.html (418 words)

	Leek, Staffordshire, a busy market town and antique centre.
		Thomas Parker was born in Leek in 1666 and went on to become Lord Chief Justice of England, the first Earl of Macclesfield, and then Lord Chancellor.
		His son, George Parker, the 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, was an amateur astronomer and a friend of the Astronomer Royal.
		George Parker was largely responsible for pushing through parliament the 'Bill for regulating the Commencement of the Year'.
	www.leekonline.co.uk /interest/sunset (4529 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 2740
		She married George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, son of Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield and Janet Carrier, on 18 September 1722.
		Dorothy Nesbitt married George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, son of Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield and Janet Carrier, on 20 December 1757.
		She married Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield on 23 April 1691.
	www.thepeerage.com /p2740.htm (1246 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 2739
		She married George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield, son of Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield and Mary Heathcote, on 25 May 1780.
		She married Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield, son of George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield and Mary Lane, on 12 December 1749.
		She was the daughter of Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield and Janet Carrier.
	www.thepeerage.com /p2739.htm (572 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: 1764 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		March 13 - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d.
		March 6 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b.
		March 17 - George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer
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	Earl of Macclesfield - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Earl of Macclesfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Earl of Macclesfield - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Earl of Macclesfield.
		Here you will find more informations about Earl of Macclesfield.
		The orginal Earl of Macclesfield article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Earl-of-Macclesfield.html (218 words)

	parker01
		Collins identifies Thomas's wife as the daughter and heir of _ Parker of his own family by which is presumed he means she was a cousin.
		It indicates that the eldest son of the 2nd marriage was Robert (not mentioned by Collins) who, being of Little Norton, we assume to have been his heir and so elder brother of William (mentioned by Collins but not by BLG1952).
		Main source(s): Collins (1741, vol iii, Parker of Macclesfield), BP1934 (Parker of Shenstone), BP1934 (Macclesfield), BLG1952 (Dodds-Parker of Grey Stones).
	www.stirnet.com /HTML/genie/british/pp/parker01.htm (873 words)

	The Parker Family Tree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		"The Parker Arms are as follows: "Gules, a chevron between three leopards' heads or" They belonged to George Lane Parker, 2nd son of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, by Mary his wife, daughter of Ralph Lane, a Turkey Merchant, sometime MP for Tregony.
		George married Jane Aldelmare, daughter and coheiress of Charles Aldemare Caesar of Beyfordbury, Co Herts.
		Coolest thing I've found recently is a "names distribution" program from Hamrick software, that shows graphically how any surname was distributed in the US in the censuses of 1850, 1880, 1920 and 1990.
	s92443876.onlinehome.us /Genealogy/genealogy.html (274 words)

	All words on Parker
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		Parker Morris Committee and the Parker Morris Standards
	www.allwords.org /pa/parker.html (540 words)

	History of Statistics-Stigler
		Barnard, George A. Thomas Bayes-a biographical note (together with a reprinting of Bayes, 1764).
		Paris: Courcier (2nd ed., 2 vols., Paris: Bachelier, 1819; 3rd ed., 2 vols., Paris: Bachelier, 1842).
		A letter to the Right Honorable George Earl of Macclesfield, President of the Royal Society, on the advantage of taking the mean of a number of observations, in practical astronomy.
	www.york.ac.uk /depts/maths/histstat/stiglercontents.htm (5420 words)

	1764 articles and news from Start Learning Now (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		- March 13 - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d.
		- March 6 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord ChancellorLord Chancellor of England (b.
		- March 17 - George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer
	www.startlearningnow.com /1764.htm (396 words)

	History Today: The Gregorian calendar adopted in England: September 2nd, 1752. (Months Past).(Brief Article)@ HighBeam ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Gregorian calendar adopted in England: September 2nd, 1752.
		Attempts in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to adopt the new calendar had broken on the rock of the Church of England, which denounced it as popish.
		The prime mover in changing the situation was George Parker, second Earl of Macclesfield, a keen astronomer and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:91040667&refid=holomed_1 (225 words)

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	March 17 Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	Miscellaneous Benjamin Franklin Collections, American Philosophical Society
		Mentions [Lewis ?] Evans and [James ?] Parker.
		Parker, George, 2nd earl of Macclesfield, 1697-1764, Recommendation of Benjamin Franklin for election to membership in the Royal Society of London
		Suggests that someone be appointed to enquire into the claims of the masters whose servants have been taken into service from Pa.
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		With this is what appears to be a preliminary draft of the Feb. 2nd document - Photostat, 1p.
		Commission to George Taylor, to serve as Colonel, 1st battalion of Pennsylvania Associators, Northampton Co Pr.DS For account of printing of this form cf.
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