Henry Parker (MP for Hertfordshire)

Sir Henry Parker (by 1514 – 6 January 1552), of Morley Hall, Hingham, Norfolk and Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire, was an English politician.

He and Henry VIII shared a common great-grandmother in Margaret Beauchamp of Bletsoe (who died before 3 June 1482), making them half second cousins.

[1] He married twice: firstly Grace, the daughter and heiress of John Newport of Furneux Pelham, having at least 2 sons and a daughter, including Henry Parker, 11th Baron Morley and Alice Parker who married Sir Thomas Barrington.

[2] Secondly he married Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of Sir Philip Calthorpe of Erwarton, Suffolk, having at least 1 son who predeceased him.

After his death, Elizabeth remarried to Lieutenant Admiral Sir William Woodhouse,[5] and had further issue, and after his death she married thirdly Sir Drue Drury.