# Sexty Parker — The Prime Minister character guide > Sexty Parker in The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Sexty, Sexty Parker, poor Sexty, Parker **First appearance:** 0035-xxxvi-the-jolly-blackbird ## Snapshot A genial City speculator drawn into schemes beyond his depth, whose ruin shadows the political drama with private wreckage. ## Who they are Sexty Parker is the sort of man who drinks too freely, trusts too easily, and finds himself entangled in ventures he never fully understands. His fortunes are bound up with bolder men who use him and move on, leaving him to face creditors and consequences. His slow collapse keeps the novel's high politics tethered to the ordinary ruin that ambition leaves behind. ## Relationships ### [Ferdinand Lopez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/characters/ferdinand_lopez) _professional_ Business partners in speculative ventures; Ferdinand manipulates Sexty into risky investments, leading to financial ruin for both. ### [Emily Lopez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/characters/emily_lopez) _social_ Acquaintances through Ferdinand; Emily feels sympathy for Sexty's family but is also a victim of the same financial schemes. ### [Emily Lopez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/characters/emily_lopez) _social_ Acquaintances through Ferdinand; Emily feels sympathy for Sexty's family but is also a victim of the same financial schemes. ### [Ferdinand Lopez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/characters/ferdinand_lopez) _professional_ Business partners in speculative ventures; Ferdinand manipulates Sexty into risky investments, leading to financial ruin for both. ### [Ferdinand Lopez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/characters/ferdinand_lopez) _professional_ Business partners in speculative ventures; Ferdinand manipulates Sexty into risky investments, leading to financial ruin for both. ### [Emily Lopez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/characters/emily_lopez) _social_ Acquaintances through Ferdinand; Emily feels sympathy for Sexty's family but is also a victim of the same financial schemes. ## In the story ### [A Lover's Perseverance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/xiv-a-lover-s-perseverance) Relieved when Lopez destroys the bill he had guaranteed, then drawn into further risky investments with Lopez. ### [The Marriage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/xxiv-the-marriage) Mentioned as Lopez's more confidential business associate, alternating between triumph and despair due to Lopez's speculations. ### [The Beginning of the Honeymoon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/xxv-the-beginning-of-the-honeymoon) Lopez's business associate; has moments of confidence and dismay regarding their financial ventures; involved in the guano speculation and bill arrangements. ### [The End of the Honeymoon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/xxvi-the-end-of-the-honeymoon) Sends an agonizing letter to Lopez about needing money for guano cargo; Lopez reassures him deceptively. ### [Yes;—A Lie!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/xxx-yes-a-lie) Anxious and apologetic after checking on Lopez's finances; listens to Lopez's abuse and discusses old Wharton's wealth. ### [Lopez Back in London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/xxxv-lopez-back-in-london) Lopez meets him in the city, using the £500 cheque to partly cajole and partly bully him, while telling a triumphant story about the Silverbridge row. ### [Kauri Gum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/xliii-kauri-gum) Lopez's business partner, who is swayed by the influx of cash to agree to the Kauri gum speculation, despite his earlier fears. ### [Mr. Wharton Intends to Make a New Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/xliv-mr-wharton-intends-to-make-a-new-will) Mentioned as Lopez's supposed partner, a stockbroker with a place of business in Little Tankard Yard, but the partnership is vague and unregistered. ### [Mrs. Sexty Parker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/xlv-mrs-sexty-parker) Sexty Parker hosts Lopez and his wife at Dovercourt, discusses business with Lopez, and advises him to write to Mr. Wharton to explain his financial position. ### [He Wants to Get Rich Too Quick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/xlvi-he-wants-to-get-rich-too-quick) Rebels against Lopez's control, complains about the partnership, and expresses distrust of Lopez's business methods. ### [Coddling the Prime Minister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/li-coddling-the-prime-minister) Referenced as one of Lopez's troubles in England, motivating his plan to flee to Guatemala. ### [I Can Sleep Here Tonight, I Suppose?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/lii-i-can-sleep-here-tonight-i-suppose) Mentioned as Lopez's unendurable partner; Lopez keeps the Guatemala plan from him, pretending it depends on Wharton's payments. ### [LIV: Lizzie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/liv-lizzie) Lopez's business partner, now drunk and violent, threatening revenge and exposing Lopez's schemes. ### [Mrs. Parker's Fate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/chapters/lxix-mrs-parker-s-fate) Mentioned as ruined by Lopez's speculations and the forged bill, now nearly mad with despair. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/characters/sexty_parker - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prime_minister_se/characters