William H. Parker

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William H. Parker

William Henry Parker (born May 5, 1847 in Keene , New Hampshire , †  June 26, 1908 in Deadwood , South Dakota ) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1908 he represented the second constituency of the state of South Dakota in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

William Parker participated in the Civil War as a soldier in the Union Army at the age of 14 . He remained in the army from June 24, 1861 to October 16, 1866, after which he studied law at what is now George Washington University , which was then called Columbian College . In 1868 he was admitted to the bar. In June 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant named Parker head of federal finance in the Colorado Territory . He held this office until 1876. After Colorado joined the United States as a new state in 1876, Parker became a federal attorney in the new state. In 1877 he then moved to Deadwood, Dakota Territory , where he worked as a lawyer.

Political career

Parker was initially independent, but later became a member of the Republicans . In 1885 he was a member of the South Dakota Constituent Conference. After that state was accepted into the Union in 1889, Parker was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives. He then returned to practice as a lawyer before becoming a district attorney in Lawrence County between 1903 and 1907 . In the congressional elections of 1906 he was able to prevail in the second constituency of South Dakota against Eben Martin and capture his seat in the US House of Representatives. Parker took up his new office on March 4, 1907 and held it until his death on June 26, 1908. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery , Virginia . His predecessor Eben Martin won the due by-elections for his seat in Congress .

Web links

  • William H. Parker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Parker, William H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parker, William Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Keene , New Hampshire
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1908
Place of death Deadwood , South Dakota