Biography of Bishop Samuel Parker 1640-1688
In 1640 Bishop Samuel Parker was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire [Map].
In Jun 1666 Bishop Samuel Parker (age 26) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1670 Bishop Samuel Parker (age 30) was appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury.
In 1686 Bishop Samuel Parker (age 46) was appointed Bishop of Oxford by King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52).
In 1687 Bishop Samuel Parker (age 47) was appointed Magdalen College, Oxford University by the Ecclesiastical Commission when the fellows refused to elect any of the king's nominees. This act became one of the most celebrated episodes leading up to King James's (age 53) abdication.
On 21 Mar 1688 Bishop Samuel Parker (age 48) died at Magdalen College, Oxford University.
Evelyn's Diary. 23 Mar 1688. Dr. Parker, Bishop of Oxford (deceased), who so lately published his extravagant treatise about transubstantiation, and for abrogating the test and penal laws, died. He was esteemed a violent, passionate, haughty man, but yet being pressed to declare for the Church of Rome, he utterly refused it. A remarkable end!
