in order to address concerns over a potential French invasion as part of the ongoing war. Disputes between Parke and the legislature led its members to ask him to leave Antigua and allow its colonists to manage their own defences, which he rejected. A group of infuriated colonists then conspired to overthrow his governorship by force, and called out the colonial militia. On December 7, a rowdy mob formed of the Antiguan militia attacked Parke's residence, which was defended by a small detachment of grenadiers (from a British Army regiment known as Luke Lillingstone's Regiment of Foot) and six of his associates. The militia overwhelmed the soldiers, killing and wounding several before storming the house and capturing Parke, who was dragged outside his residence, stripped naked, and brutally beaten to death. His last words to the mob were reportedly: "Gentlemen, you have no sense of honor left, pray have some of humanity." Personal life, family and legacy According to Falkner, Parke was "energetic, colourful, and contentious character, wilful and headstrong to an astonishing degree" though also "self-seeking and sublimely indifferent to the opinion of others." Despite his violent temperament and frequent propensity to engage in feuds, Marlborough frequently expressed praise for his military abilities during the War of the Spanish Succession. After his death, he was succeeded as governor in 1711 by Walter Douglas, who chose not to pursue charges against any of the individuals involved with his murder. Parke had three daughters with his wife, Frances, Lucy and Evelin, before she died in 1708 in "circumstances owing to his neglect". Evelin died in 1696 while Frances married John Custis and Lucy married William Byrd II, both in 1706. He also had children with two mistresses: the first was a son named Julius who was sired with a Mrs. Barry after meeting her in England (she gave birth after they returned to Virginia in 1692) and the second was a daughter named Lucy whom Parke acknowledged as his child. Her mother was Catharine Chester, the wife of Edward Chester. In addition to his political career in Virginia, he attempted to gain a seat in the English Parliament after he travelled back to England in 1701, purchasing land in Whitchurch, Hampshire. Parke ran as a candidate for the constituency of Malmesbury in the 1701 English general election as a Whig candidate, though his attempts to rig the election were uncovered and