Richard Parker (politician)

Richard Parker

Richard Parker (born December 22, 1810 in Richmond , Virginia , †  November 10, 1893 in Winchester , Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1851 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Richard Parker attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Berryville in this profession. He also held a number of local offices. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In the 1848 congressional election , Parker was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Henry Bedinger on March 4, 1849 . Until March 3, 1851 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This time was from the discussions about the issue of slaverycertainly. In 1850, the 1850 compromise introduced by US Senator Henry Clay was passed.

Between 1851 and 1869, Parker was a judge in his state's 13th judicial district. In this capacity he pronounced the death sentence against John Brown in 1859 after his attack at Harpers Ferry . After finishing his time as a judge, he returned to practice as a lawyer. Richard Parker died in Winchester on November 10, 1893.

Web links

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

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