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Parker, U to Z

	Parker, Verdie — of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Wash. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.
	Parker, W. — of Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio. Mayor of Lorain, Ohio, 1980-84. Still living as of 1984.
	Parker, W. A. — of Fairfield, Freestone County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
	Parker, W. C. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1884. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, W. E. — of Aberdeen, Monroe County, Miss. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1888. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, W. Ed — of Kentucky. American candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1986. Still living as of 1986.
	Parker, W. H. — of Beattyville, Lee County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1904. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, W. Leonard — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. U.S. Vice Consul in Canton, 1938; Rangoon, 1939; Tokyo, 1939. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, W. M. — of Wood County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County; elected 1950, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
	Parker, W. Prentiss — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, Walter E. — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904 (alternate), 1908. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, Walter M. — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1916. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, Wanda Kathleen (b. 1915) — also known as Wanda K. Parker — of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Wolflake, Noble County, Ind., October 11, 1915. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Female. Episcopalian. Member, League of Women Voters. Still living as of 1950.
	Parker, Ward M. — of New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, Wayne — of Alabama. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1994, 1996. Still living as of 1996.   Relatives: Son-in-law of William Reynolds Archer, Jr..
	Parker, Wayne L. — Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 2000 (5th District), 2002 (4th District). Still living as of 2002.
	Parker, Willard C. — of Hinton, Summers County, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate in primary for West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1970. Still living as of 1970.
	Parker, William — of Francestown, Hillsborough County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1844-46. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, William — of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
	Parker, William C. — of Greenville, Hunt County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
	Parker, William E. — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. American candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1974. Still living as of 1974.
	Parker, William H. — of Lawler, Chickasaw County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1896. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, William Harwar (1826-1896) — also known as William H. Parker — of Washington, D.C. Born in 1826. U.S. Minister to Korea, 1886. Died in 1896 (age about 70 years). Interment at Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.
	Parker, William Henry (1847-1908) — also known as William H. Parker — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., May 5, 1847. Republican. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 49th District, 1889-90; U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1907-08; died in office 1908. Died in Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak., June 26, 1908 (age 61 years, 52 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Parker, William J. (b. 1913) — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., April 27, 1913. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1955-60, 1969-70. Catholic. Member, International Typographical Union; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, William K. — of Anchorage, Alaska. Democrat. Member of Alaska state house of representatives 7th District, 1973-74. Still living as of 1974.
	Parker, William M. (b. 1870) — of Oil City, Venango County, Pa. Born in Oil City, Venango County, Pa., December 19, 1870. Son of George M. Parker and Rebecca (McCready) Parker. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 28th District, 1925-32; superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1932-40; resigned 1940; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43; appointed 1940. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1898 to Helen Innis.
	Parker, William M. — of Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1936; Minnesota Republican state chair, 1937. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, William R. — of Groves, Jefferson County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
	Parker, William S. — of Pennsylvania. Republican. Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, William T. — of Merrimack, Hillsborough County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1866-68. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, Willis M. (b. 1858) — of Wolcott, Lamoille County, Vt. Born in Wolcott, Lamoille County, Vt., February 5, 1858. Republican. Merchant; postmaster; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Wolcott, 1888. Universalist. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, Winfield F. — Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1904. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, Mrs. Wood — of St. Anthony, Fremont County, Idaho. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, Y. Z. — of North Carolina. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Parker, Yolanda — also known as Cookie Parker — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Member, Platform Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.

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