Amasa J. Parker, Jr.

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Amasa Junius Parker, Jr. (born May 6, 1843 in Delhi , Delaware County , New York , † May 2, 1938 in Albany , New York) was an American lawyer, officer and politician ( Democratic Party ). He was the son of Amasa J. Parker and Harriet (Langdon) Parker.

Career

Amasa Junius Parker, Jr. graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1863 and from Albany Law School in 1864 . He also fought during the American Civil War , where he last held the rank of major .

Parker also had a political career. In 1882 he was a member of the New York State Assembly , where he represented Albany County . Then he was a member of the New York Senate between 1886 and 1887 and again between 1892 and 1895 . During this time he represented the 17th electoral district between 1886 and 1887 and between 1892 and 1893 and then between 1894 and 1895 the 19th electoral district.

Parker was a curator at Union College and Albany Law School. He was active in the New York National Guard, where he was in command of the 10th Division during the outbreak of the Albany Railroad Strike in 1877 . He was a colonel at the time .

Parker was one of the authors of a book called the Banking Law of New York . He was also an editor of Parker's New York Criminal and Penal Codes and The Parker's Pocket Code of Civil Procedure.

He was buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York.

Individual notes

  1. ^ David Addison Harsha: Noted living Albanians and state officials. A series of biographical sketches . Weed, Parsons and company, Albany, NY 1891, pp. 317-324.
  2. ^ Joseph A. Dacus: Annals of the Great Strikes in the United States . LT Palmer, Chicago 1877, p. 266.
  3. ↑ George Wilson Morgan, Parker, Amasa Junius: Banking Law of New York . Banks Law Publishing Co., New York 1916.
  4. ^ Andrew Van Vranken Raymond: Union University: Its History, Influence, Characteristics and Equipment, with the Lives and Works of Its Founders, Benefactors, Officers, Regents, Faculty, and the Achievements of Its Alumni . Lewis Publishing Company, New York 1907, p. 49.
  5. ↑ Leypoldt Frederick, Lynds Eugene Jones, Richard Rogers Bowker, Augusta Isabella Appleton: The American Catalog . Publishers Weekly , New York 1905, p. 174.
  6. ^ Notable people . Albany Rural Cemetery. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2008.

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SURNAME Parker, Amasa J. Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parker, Amasa Junius Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer, officer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Delhi , Delaware County , New York
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1938
Place of death Albany , New York