century ▁French ▁pain ters ▁Category : F rench ▁women ▁pain ters ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁French ▁women ▁artists <0x0A> </s> ▁Herbert ▁John ▁Har vey ▁Parker ▁( 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁– ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 7 ), ▁normally ▁known ▁as ▁John ▁Parker , ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Labour ▁politician . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁Labour ▁Party ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ), ▁retain ing ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁for ▁nearly ▁ 4 8 ▁years , ▁until ▁being ▁over t aken ▁by ▁Dennis ▁Sk inner ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁represent ▁Rom ford ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁After ▁boundary ▁changes , ▁he ▁continued ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁D agen ham ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁until ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁As ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁MP , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Father ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁When ▁he ▁left ▁parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁serving ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁to ▁have ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Commons ▁before ▁or ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Early ▁and ▁private ▁life ▁Parker ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Liverpool . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Mar l borough ▁College ▁and ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College ,