Isaac Parker (politician)

Isaac Parker

Isaac Parker (born June 17, 1768 in Boston , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  July 25, 1830 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1797 and 1799 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Isaac Parker attended the public schools of his home country and studied at Harvard University until 1786 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar, he began to work in Castine in what is now Maine . Parker has held various local offices in his new home. He later moved to Portland , where he also practiced as a lawyer. Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790s . In the congressional election of 1796 , Parker was elected to the US House of Representatives in the twelfth constituency of Massachusetts, where he succeeded Henry Dearborn on March 4, 1797 . Until March 3, 1799 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress .

Between 1799 and 1803 Parker was US Marshal for what was then Maine in the state of Massachusetts. He then moved to Boston, where he became a judge on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1806 . In 1811 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . From 1814 he served as chairman of this court. He held this post until his death. From 1815 to 1827 he also lectured in law at Harvard University. In 1820, Parker served as president of the Massachusetts Constitutional Assembly following the breakaway of the Maine District. He was also a curator of Bowdoin College for 11 years and served on the board of directors of Harvard University for 20 years. Isaac Parker died in Boston on July 25, 1830.

Web links

• Isaac Parker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Isaac Parker in the database of Find a Grave (English)