Abraham X. Parker

Template:Short description Abraham X. Parker (November 14, 1831 – August 9, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was most notable for his service in the New York State Assembly (1863-1864), the New York State Senate (1867-1871), and the United States House of Representatives (1881-1889).

Life

Parker was born in Granville, Vermont on November 14, 1831. He attended St. Lawrence Academy in Potsdam, New York and studied law with Henry L. Knowles.Template:Sfn He then attended lectures at Albany Law School to complete his legal training, and was admitted to the bar in 1854.Template:Sfn

After becoming an attorney, Parker practiced in Buffalo with the firm of Eli Cook and Freeman J. Fithian.Template:Sfn He then practiced briefly in Syracuse before returning to Potsdam in 1856 to establish a firm in partnership with John G. McIntyre.Template:Sfn

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (St. Lawrence Co., 3rd D.) in 1863 and 1864.Template:Sfn Parker served as chairman of the Committee on Claims in his first term, and the committee on Commerce and Navigation in his second.Template:Sfn

He was Postmaster of Potsdam from 1865 to 1866, and also served as a justice of the peace and as president of the Village of Potsdam.Template:Sfn He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1868 to 1871.Template:Sfn In the Senate, Parker served as chairman of the Committee on Insurance and Public Health.Template:Sfn In 1876, Parker was a candidate to be one of New York's presidential electors, but Democratic nominee Samuel Tilden carried the state and received its electoral votes.Template:Sfn

Parker was elected as a Republican to the 47th and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1889).Template:Sfn He was appointed by President Grover Cleveland as a member of the first labor investigation commission.Template:Sfn He served as a delegate to the 1892 Republican National Convention and as First Assistant Attorney General from September 8, 1890, to March 4, 1893.Template:Sfn

After leaving the Justice Department, Parker resumed the practice of law in Potsdam. A civic activist, he was the longtime chief engineer of Potsdam's volunteer fire department and a trustee of St. Lawrence Academy.Template:Sfn In addition, he served as He served as president of the board of trustees for the Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial School of Technology and a member of the board of managers for the State Normal School in Potsdam.Template:Sfn

Parker died in Potsdam on August 9, 1909.Template:Sfn He was interred at Bayside Cemetery in Potsdam.Template:Sfn

Family

In 1857, Parker married Jenny Wright (1836-1919).Template:Sfn Their children included Mabel, Thurlow, Jennie, Kittie, Harriet (Hattie), Alice and Bessie.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

External links

• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at Find a GraveTemplate:EditAtWikidata
• Abraham X. Parker at The Political Graveyard