Robert Parkhurst (Lord Mayor)

Sir Robert Parkhurst (c. 1569–1636) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London.

[1] He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers and became an Alderman of the City of London.

[2] In 1628, he acquired estates at Pyrford.

Parkhurst died in 1636 and was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford on 27 October 1636 where there is a large monument to his memory.

His son Robert was MP for Guildford.