William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle, English politician (born 1575)

William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle

English peer, discoverer of the Gunpowder Plot (1575–1622)

William Parker, 13th Baron Morley, 4th Baron Monteagle, was an English peer, best known for his role in the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot. In 1605 Parker was due to attend the opening of Parliament. He was a member of the House of Lords as Lord Monteagle, the title on his…