The Political Graveyard: Parker family of New Jersey

Parker family of 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. 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. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 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 for Perth Amboy, N.J., 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. Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.
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Cortlandt Parker (1818-1907) — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., June 27, 1818. Son of James Parker and Penelope (Butler) Parker; married 1847 to Elizabeth Wolcott Stites; father of Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1868. Died in 1907. Burial location unknown.
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Richard Wayne Parker (1848-1923) — also known as Richard W. Parker — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., August 6, 1848. Grandson of James Parker; son of Cortlandt Parker and Elizabeth (Stites) Parker; married 1883 to Eleanor K. Gordon; brother of Charles Wolcott Parker. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 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. Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.
- See also Parker family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Wolcott Parker (1862-1948) — of Morristown, Morris County, N.J. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., October 22, 1862. Grandson of James Parker; son of Cortlandt Parker and Elisabeth Wolcott (Stites) Parker; brother of Richard Wayne Parker; married 1893 to Emily Fuller. 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. Burial location unknown.
- See also Parker family of New Jersey

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