John M. Parker (New York politician)
John Mason Parker (June 14, 1805 – December 16, 1873) was an American Congressman from New York's 27th congressional district.
Biography[edit]
John M. Parker was born in Granville, New York on June 14, 1805. He attended Granville Academy and Castleton Seminary, graduated from Middlebury College in 1828, studied law, and began a practice in Owego, New York in 1833.[1]
In 1854 Parker was elected to Congress as an Opposition Party candidate, and he was reelected as a Republican in 1856, serving from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1859.[2]
Parker was not a candidate for renomination in 1858. In 1859 he became a Justice of the New York Supreme Court, where he served until his death. During his time on the bench, Parker also sat as a Judge on the New York Court of Appeals.
He was a charter trustee of Cornell University from 1865 to 1870.[3]
He died in Owego on December 16, 1873 and was buried in Owego's Evergreen Cemetery.
References[edit]
- ^ Middlebury College, Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College, 1917, page 85
- ^ Everts & Ensign, History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins, and Schuyler Counties, New York, 1879, page 180
- ^ Cornell University, The Ten-year Book of Cornell University, 1878, page 8
External links[edit]
- United States Congress. "John M. Parker (id: P000064)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- John M. Parker at Find a Grave
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