Alban J. Parker

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Alban James Parker (born March 21, 1893 in Morrisville , Vermont , † May 10, 1971 ) was an American lawyer and politician ( Republican Party ). He was Attorney General of Vermont from 1941 to 1947 .

Career

Nothing is known about the youth of Alban James Parker. He graduated from Peoples Academy in Morrisville in 1911 and from Middlebury College in 1916 with a Bachelor of Science degree . In the following years he moved to White River Junction in the town of Hartford ( Windsor County ). There he studied law in the law firm of Raymond Trainor. He was admitted to the bar in 1926 and then began practicing in White River Junction. From 1929 to 1932 he sat on the advisory committee ( Prudential Committee ) of the White River Junction Fire District and was there as a moderator. He was also the school principal in Hartford from 1930 to 1932. In March 1932 he settled in Springfield, Windsor County. Parker was a prosecutor in Windsor County from 1932 to 1937. From 1935 he sat on the Board of Bar Examiners. He held the post of Assistant Attorney General of Vermont from 1937 to 1941. He was elected Attorney General of Vermont in 1940 and re-elected in 1942 and 1944. After the end of his tenure as Attorney General, he resumed his work as a lawyer. In this regard, he also tried cases before the Vermont Supreme Court . From 1953 to 1965 he was a member and chairman of the Connecticut Valley Flood Control Commission. During this time he took part in 1956 as a delegate to the Republican National Convention .

Parker was married with three children. He was a Freemason and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE), the Rotary Club, and the American Legion . He was also a Methodist .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Alban J. Parker on the AncientFaces website
  2. ^ Vermont Secretary of State Archival Records - Alban J. Parker
  3. Haven v. Ward's Estate
  4. The North Adams Transcript - Alban J. Parker , March 6, 1958, p. 8
  5. Alban J. Parker on The Political Graveyard website