Nahum Parker

Nahum Parker (born March 4, 1760 in Shrewsbury , Worcester County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  November 12, 1839 in Fitzwilliam , New Hampshire ) was an American politician ( Democratic Republican Party ) who lived in the state of New Hampshire in the US -Senate represented.

During the Revolutionary War , Nahum Parker served on the American side in the Continental Army . In 1777 he took part in the Battle of Saratoga . In 1786 he settled in Cheshire County , New Hampshire. From 1790 to 1794 he was a member of the city executive of Fitzwilliam ( Board of selectmen ); between 1792 and 1815 he served as a treasurer in the city.

In 1794 Parker was first elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, where he remained until 1804; another term in this chamber of parliament followed from 1806 to 1807. Between 1804 and 1805 he was a member of the advisory board of the Governor ( Governor's council ). Finally he moved on March 4, 1807 as the successor to the no longer candidate William Plumer in the US Senate in Washington . Parker resigned his mandate there on June 1, 1810; Charles Cutts moved up for him .

During his tenure as a Senator, Parker served simultaneously as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas for Cheshire County and Sullivan County . He held this office until 1813. He was then associate judge in the county court (until 1816), judge in the Criminal Court of Cheshire County in 1821 and judge on the Court of Commons Pleas of Hillsborough County in 1822. He also served in the New Hampshire Senate in later years and served there in 1828 as its president.

Web links

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

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