Parker 169 1 was admitted as a barrister, mainly practicing in Midland. He once represented John Tuchin, a member of the radical Whig Party, in the case of 1704 royal family v. Du Qian, and gained a good reputation. 1705, Parker was elected as a member of the house of commons on behalf of the Whig party in the election. In the same year, he was knighted by the British court; He was also appointed supervisor of the inner court and guardian of the Queen. During his tenure in the House of Commons, Parker served as a criminal court judge in Derby. Because of his background as a barrister, Parker was appointed as a member of a committee on 1709 to write the indictment documents for impeaching Dr. Sacheverell. Later, in 17 10, Dr. Sacheverell and the high-sect priest were severely criticized. In addition, Parker is a friend of Bernard mandeville, a famous scholar. Later, mandeville caused widespread controversy because of his satirical articles published in 1720s.
17 10, Parker was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench Court and an adviser to the Privy Council, and retired from the House of Commons. 17 1 1 invited him to be the chief justice again, but he declined the invitation. 17 12 years, Parker continued to be a member of the royal society.
On August 4th, Queen Anne passed away. Since Queen Anne had no queen, her successor, the Elector of Hanover, had to travel a long way to England to be enthroned. Parker was appointed as Regent and acted as the monarch until the new monarch arrived in England on September 18 of the same year. The Earl of Macclesfield once won the favor of George I, the first monarch of house of hanover.
The elector of Hanover officially ascended the throne on 17 14, 14120, and he was George I, marking the beginning of house of hanover. Shortly after the establishment of the new dynasty, Parker was also favored by George I; In addition to his smooth transition in 17 14, he continued to serve as an adviser to the Privy Council and held a large number of public offices. 17 16 years, he was even made a hereditary baron and became Lord Parker. Later, George I specially granted Lord Parker a lifetime salary.
On 17 18, Lord Parker was invited to be the Lord Chancellor for the second time, and this time he accepted the appointment. During his tenure, because George I didn't know English, he had to read the results of his annual speech to the emperor in the upper house. 172 1 year, Lord Parker was made a hereditary earl and became the Earl of Macclesfield. 1724 began to spread that he was suspected of serious corruption and wealth collection. At first, these rumors did not threaten his career. But it became more and more troublesome, so that he had to resign as a judge himself on 1725.
Immediately after Earl Macclesfield resigned, the House of Lords tried him, accusing him of illegally accepting and accepting bribes as high as 65,438+0,000,000 pounds (equivalent to 65,438+0,65,438+0,000 pounds today) during his tenure as Chief Justice. Although he denied the accusation in the trial and made many powerful defenses, he was finally unanimously convicted of corruption by the upper house. Besides being impeached by the House of Lords and expelled from the Privy Council, he was fined 30,000 pounds and remanded in the custody of the Tower of London until the fine was paid.
As the bribery of Earl Macclesfield was confiscated, he was completely unable to repay the huge fine. As a result, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for only six weeks and then released unconditionally. After the corruption scandal, Earl Macclesfield completely withdrew from public view and went into seclusion. Apart from going to London occasionally, he spent most of his time in Shearburn Castle, a family mansion near Oxford. In his later years, Earl Macclesfield concentrated on his own literary creation. He died at the age of 64 at his son's home in Soho Square, London on April 28th 1732. After his death, his body was buried in the cemetery next to Xibenburg. Earl Macclesfield donated a law school in his birthplace Lick.