Samuel W. Parker

Samuel Wilson Parker (born September 9, 1805 in Watertown , Jefferson County , New York , †  February 1, 1859 in Sackets Harbor , New York) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1855 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After a good primary school education, Samuel Parker studied at Miami University in Oxford ( Ohio ) until 1828 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1831, he began to work in Connersville (Indiana) in this profession. Between 1836 and 1838 he was a prosecutor in Fayette County .

Politically, Parker was a member of the Whig Party . He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1839 and 1843 . In between he was a member of the State Senate from 1841 to 1843 . In the congressional election of 1850 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded George Washington Julian on March 4, 1851 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1855 . These were determined by the events and discussions leading up to the civil war . Since 1853 he represented the fifth district of his state as the successor to Thomas A. Hendricks .

In 1854, Samuel Parker renounced another candidacy. He died on February 1, 1859 near Sackets Harbor and was buried in Connersville.

Web links

• Samuel W. Parker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)