Abraham X. Parker

Abraham X. Parker

Abraham X. Parker (born November 14, 1831 in Granville , Vermont , † August 9, 1909 in Potsdam , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1881 and 1889 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Abraham X. Parker attended St. Lawrence Academy and Albany Law School . After receiving his license to practice law, he practiced in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County . He served in the New York State Assembly in 1863 and 1864 . Then he held the post of postmaster of Potsdam in 1865 and 1866 . He was president of the Village of Potsdam. Between 1868 and 1871 he was a member of the New York Senate . He was Secretary of the State Normal School in Potsdam. Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the 1880 congressional election for the 47th Congress , Parker was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 19th electoral district of New York , where he succeeded Amaziah B. James on March 4, 1881 . He was re-elected once. In 1884 he ran for a seat in Congress in the 22nd electoral district of New York. After a successful election, he succeeded Charles R. Skinner on March 4, 1885 . He was re-elected once. Since he on a run again in 1888 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1889 Congress of.

President Grover Cleveland appointed him to the First Labor Investigation Commission . In 1892 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention . On September 8, 1890, he became First Assistant Attorney General - a position he held until March 4, 1893. He then returned to Potsdam, where he resumed his practice as a lawyer. He was President of the Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial School of Technology . He died on August 9, 1909 in Potsdam and was then buried in Bayside Cemetery .

Web links

• Abraham X. Parker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Abraham X. Parker in the database of Find a Grave (English)