Not to be confused with Montague Parker Bowden, better known as Monty Bowden.
"Montague Parker" redirects here. For the British MP with than name, see Montague Parker (MP).
Montagu Brownlow Parker, 5th Earl of Morley (13 October 1878 – 28 April 1962) was a Britisharistocrat and army officer. He became famous for the eponymous expedition he led to Jerusalem starting in 1909 which searched for the Ark of the Covenant and other treasures for the First Temple.
Valter Juvelius (left) around 1909–1911 in Jerusalem near Warren's ShaftHandwritten notes of Valter Juvelius (vers 1918–1920)
He was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards on 20 May 1899, and promoted to lieutenant on 29 January 1900.[1] He served with the 2nd battalion of his regiment in the Second Boer War in 1900 and 1902, where he was wounded. After the end of the war, he was from June 1902 Aide-de-camp to Major-General Laurence Oliphant, in Command of the Potchefstroom District,[2] returning home six months later in December 1902.[3] Oliphant took the Command of the Home District from 1 January 1903, and selected Parker to continue as his ADC.[4] He was later promoted captain, and retired from the army.
Montagu Parker led the "Parker Expedition", which carried out excavations searching for treasure from Solomon's Temple between 1909 and 1911. The expedition was launched after Valter Henrik Juvelius convinced a group of upper-class Englishmen that he had discovered secret cyphers in the Bible which detailed the location of the Ark and other Temple treasures.[5] They formed a syndicate named after their initials. It was known as the J.M.P.V.F. Syndicate from Juvelius, Millen, Parker, Vaughan and Fort. The syndicate secured the agreement of the Ottoman Imperial government for the project on the basis that the proceeds of any finds would be split 50:50 between the syndicate and the Ottoman government. Neil Asher Silberman described the expedition as "Conceived in folly, but planned with cunning, the Parker Mission had come to Jerusalem with a single goal: to locate and unearth the fantastic treasure of Solomon’s Temple buried beneath the Temple Mount."[6] They concentrated their digging on the system of tunnels and shafts which had been explored by Sir Charles Warren fifty years previously including the Gihon Spring, the Siloam Tunnel, Warren's Shaft and the Pool of Siloam. One of the expedition members Cyril Foley wrote that Juvelius' ‘rendering of the Hebrew text denoted that the Ark of the Covenant could be found by working through underground passages from Gihon, which would lead us up to the mosque (of Omar)’.[7] They dug in 1909, 1910 and 1911. In April 1911 they bribed the guardian of the Haram al-Sharif to let them dig in the Dome of the Rock. They were discovered and riots and disorder broke out.[5] The expedition left Jerusalem determined to return as they believed that they were very close to finding the Ark.
When the First World War started Montagu Parker rejoined the British army and served in Egypt and France. From 1916 to the end of the war he was under the command of General Alexander Godley and served with the II Anzac Corps and then the XXII British Corps. He was mentioned in despatches and in 1918 was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French when the XXII Corps helped stop and then reverse a German advance which was part of the Kaiserschlacht on key areas of the Champagne region.[7]
Lord Morley died at the age of 83 in 1962. He was unmarried and was succeeded in the earldom and other titles by his younger brother's son John St Aubyn Parker, 6th Earl of Morley.
Hughes Vincent Mapedit
The first expedition map documented the location of tunnels and artifacts discovered in and on the bedrock in the areas around Warrens Shaft on the eastern slopes of the mountain above the Spring Citadel over the Gihon Spring. In recent years many of the map elements were verified by archaeologists Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron.
^"The Army in South Africa - Troop returning Home". The Times. No. 36956. London. 20 December 1902. p. 6.
^"Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36964. London. 30 December 1902. p. 4.
^ abSebag Montefiore, Simon (2011). Jerusalem : the biography. London: Phoenix. p. 391. ISBN978-0-7538-2879-3. OCLC 751831081.
^Silberman, Neil Parker (July–August 1980). "In Search of Solomon's Lost Treasures". Biblical Archaeology Review. 6 (4). Retrieved 23 October 2014.
^ abAddison, Graham (2021). Raiders of the Hidden Ark: The story of the Parker expedition to Jerusalem. Edgcumbe Press. pp. 230–33. ISBN978-1-9196495-0-4.
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Not to be confused with Montague Parker Bowden better known as Monty Bowden Montague Parker redirects here For the British MP with than name see Montague Parker MP Montagu Brownlow Parker 5th Earl of Morley 13 October 1878 28 April 1962 was a British aristocrat and army officer He became famous for the eponymous expedition he led to Jerusalem starting in 1909 which searched for the Ark of the Covenant and other treasures for the First Temple Valter Juvelius left around 1909 1911 in Jerusalem near Warren s Shaft Handwritten notes of Valter Juvelius vers 1918 1920 Biography editParker was the second son of Albert Edmund Parker 3rd Earl of Morley and was educated at Eton He was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards on 20 May 1899 and promoted to lieutenant on 29 January 1900 1 He served with the 2nd battalion of his regiment in the Second Boer War in 1900 and 1902 where he was wounded After the end of the war he was from June 1902 Aide de camp to Major General Laurence Oliphant in Command of the Potchefstroom District 2 returning home six months later in December 1902 3 Oliphant took the Command of the Home District from 1 January 1903 and selected Parker to continue as his ADC 4 He was later promoted captain and retired from the army Montagu Parker led the Parker Expedition which carried out excavations searching for treasure from Solomon s Temple between 1909 and 1911 The expedition was launched after Valter Henrik Juvelius convinced a group of upper class Englishmen that he had discovered secret cyphers in the Bible which detailed the location of the Ark and other Temple treasures 5 They formed a syndicate named after their initials It was known as the J M P V F Syndicate from Juvelius Millen Parker Vaughan and Fort The syndicate secured the agreement of the Ottoman Imperial government for the project on the basis that the proceeds of any finds would be split 50 50 between the syndicate and the Ottoman government Neil Asher Silberman described the expedition as Conceived in folly but planned with cunning the Parker Mission had come to Jerusalem with a single goal to locate and unearth the fantastic treasure of Solomon s Temple buried beneath the Temple Mount 6 They concentrated their digging on the system of tunnels and shafts which had been explored by Sir Charles Warren fifty years previously including the Gihon Spring the Siloam Tunnel Warren s Shaft and the Pool of Siloam One of the expedition members Cyril Foley wrote that Juvelius rendering of the Hebrew text denoted that the Ark of the Covenant could be found by working through underground passages from Gihon which would lead us up to the mosque of Omar 7 They dug in 1909 1910 and 1911 In April 1911 they bribed the guardian of the Haram al Sharif to let them dig in the Dome of the Rock They were discovered and riots and disorder broke out 5 The expedition left Jerusalem determined to return as they believed that they were very close to finding the Ark When the First World War started Montagu Parker rejoined the British army and served in Egypt and France From 1916 to the end of the war he was under the command of General Alexander Godley and served with the II Anzac Corps and then the XXII British Corps He was mentioned in despatches and in 1918 was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French when the XXII Corps helped stop and then reverse a German advance which was part of the Kaiserschlacht on key areas of the Champagne region 7 He inherited the earldom and other titles in 1951 after the death of his older brother Edmund Robert Parker 4th Earl of Morley Lord Morley died at the age of 83 in 1962 He was unmarried and was succeeded in the earldom and other titles by his younger brother s son John St Aubyn Parker 6th Earl of Morley Hughes Vincent Map edit The first expedition map documented the location of tunnels and artifacts discovered in and on the bedrock in the areas around Warrens Shaft on the eastern slopes of the mountain above the Spring Citadel over the Gihon Spring In recent years many of the map elements were verified by archaeologists Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron nbsp Pottery from the Parker excavationReferences edit Hart s Army list 1902 No 27496 The London Gazette 18 November 1902 p 7340 The Army in South Africa Troop returning Home The Times No 36956 London 20 December 1902 p 6 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36964 London 30 December 1902 p 4 a b Sebag Montefiore Simon 2011 Jerusalem the biography London Phoenix p 391 ISBN 978 0 7538 2879 3 OCLC 751831081 Silberman Neil Parker July August 1980 In Search of Solomon s Lost Treasures Biblical Archaeology Review 6 4 Retrieved 23 October 2014 a b Addison Graham 2021 Raiders of the Hidden Ark The story of the Parker expedition to Jerusalem Edgcumbe Press pp 230 33 ISBN 978 1 9196495 0 4 Peerage of the United Kingdom Preceded byEdmund Parker Earl of Morley1951 1962 Succeeded byJohn Parker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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