Sir Robert Parkhurst (c. 1569–1636) was an English merchant who was

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. Parkhurst was the son of Henry Parkhurst and his wife Alice Hills.Parkhurst Family
He was a member of the

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and became an Alderman of the

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. In 1628, he acquired estates at Pyrford. In 1625 he served as

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and in 1635 he became Lord Mayor of London. Parkhurst died in 1636 and was buried at

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on 27 October 1636 where there is a large monument to his memory. ''The borough of Guildford: Borough, manors, churches and charities'', A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3 (1911), pp. 560-570. Date accessed: 2 March 2011
/ref> Parkhurst married Eleanor Babington, daughter of William Babington. His son

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was MP for Guildford.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parkhurst, Robert 1560s births 1636 deaths Sheriffs of the City of London 17th-century lord mayors of London People educated at Royal Grammar School, Guildford 16th-century English merchants 17th-century English merchants