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Parker family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey

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James Parker (1776-1868) — of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, N.J., March 3, 1776. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1806-10, 1812-13, 1815-16, 1818, 1827; mayor of Perth Amboy, N.J., 1815, 1850; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1824; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1829-33; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1833-37; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1844. Episcopalian. Died in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., April 1, 1868 (age 92 years, 29 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.

		Relatives: Son of James Parker and Gertrude (Skinner) Parker; married, January 5, 1803, to Penelope Butler; married, September 20, 1827, to Catherine Ogden; father of Cortlandt Parker; grandfather of Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker (1862-1948).
		Political family: Parker family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Cortlandt Parker (1818-1907) — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., June 27, 1818. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1868. Died in 1907 (age about 89 years). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of James Parker and Penelope (Butler) Parker; married 1847 to Elizabeth Wolcott Stites; father of Richard Wayne Parker (1848-1923) and Charles Wolcott Parker.
		Political family: Parker family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

Richard Wayne Parker (1848-1923) — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., August 6, 1848. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1885-86; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1895-1911, 1914-19, 1921-23 (6th District 1895-1903, 7th District 1903-09, 13th District 1909-11, 9th District 1914-19, 1921-23); defeated, 1892, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920. Died in Paris, France, November 28, 1923 (age 75 years, 114 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.

		Relatives: Son of Cortlandt Parker and Elizabeth (Stites) Parker; brother of Charles Wolcott Parker (1862-1948); married 1883 to Eleanor K. Gordon; grandson of James Parker.
		Political family: Parker family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Charles Wolcott Parker (1862-1948) — of Morristown, Morris County, N.J. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., October 22, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1898-1903; circuit judge in New Jersey, 1903-07; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1907-47. Episcopalian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution. Died January 23, 1948 (age 85 years, 93 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.

		Relatives: Son of Cortlandt Parker (1818-1907) and Elisabeth Wolcott (Stites) Parker; brother of Richard Wayne Parker; married 1893 to Emily Fuller; grandson of James Parker.
		Political family: Parker family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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