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'''Herbert Parker''' (March 2 1856 - ?), of [[Lancaster, Massachusetts|Lancaster]], [[Worcester County]], [[Massachusetts]], was a Massachusetts politician.


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Parker was born in [[Charlestown]] (now part of [[Boston]]), [[Suffolk County]], Massachusetts. Parker was a [[Republican (US)|Republican]]. He was a lawyer; [[Massachusetts attorney general]], 1902-06. He was a [[Unitarian]]. <ref>http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker4.html#871.33.21</ref>
{{infobox officeholder
| image = Herbert Parker.png
| office = [[Attorney General of Massachusetts]]
| term_start = 1902
| term_end = 1906
| predecessor = [[Hosea M. Knowlton]]
| successor = [[Dana Malone]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1856|03|02}}
| birth_place = [[Charlestown, Massachusetts]], US
| death_date = {{dda|1939|02|11|1856|03|02}}
| death_place = [[Lancaster, Massachusetts]], US
| alma_mater = [[Harvard College]]
| party = [[Republican (US)|Republican]]
| parents =
| spouse = Mary Carney Vose
| children = [[George Alanson Parker]]<br>[[Katherine Vose Parker]]<br>Edith Parker Ross<br>Haven Parker
| relations = [[Cornelius Conway Felton]] (uncle)<br>[[Samuel Morse Felton, Sr.]] (uncle)<br>[[John B. Felton]] (uncle)<br>[[Samuel Morse Felton, Jr.]] (cousin)
}}
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'''Herbert Parker''' (March 2, 1856 – February 11, 1939), of [[Lancaster, Massachusetts]], was a Massachusetts politician.

==Early life==
Parker was born in [[Charlestown, Boston|Charlestown]] (now part of [[Boston]]), [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] on March 2, 1856.<ref name=Progress>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/menofprogressone00her/page/335 |title=Men of Progress: One Thousand Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |editor-last=Bacon |editor-first=Edwin M. |editor-link=Edwin Munroe Bacon |publisher=[[The New England Magazine]] |location=Boston |page=335 |year=1896 |access-date=2022-01-19 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> He was a son of George A. Parker and Harriet Newell ({{nee}} Felton) Parker (1822–1914). His brother, Harold Parker, was one of the first highway commissioners in Massachusetts and planned many of the highways in the state.<ref name="1930Election">{{cite news |title=Heads Women's Republican Club: Miss Katherine V. Parker Elected President Active in Public Service, Business Woman, Conducts Large Farm |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86187413/heads-womens-republican-club/ |access-date=2022-01-19 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=27 May 1930 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

His maternal grandparents were Anna ({{nee}} Morse) Felton and Cornelius Conway Felton Sr. Among his maternal family were uncles, [[Cornelius Conway Felton]] (the President of Harvard from 1860 to 1862), [[Samuel Morse Felton, Sr.]], [[John B. Felton]],<ref>{{cite book |author=William Bentinck-Smith |title=The Harvard Book: Selections From Three Centuries |year=1982 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-37301-3 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/harvardbookselec00bent }}</ref> and his cousin was [[Samuel Morse Felton, Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/d8170.htm |title=Samuel Morse Felton Family Papers, 1841-1930 |accessdate=2006-02-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060203062056/http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/d8170.htm |archivedate=2006-02-03 }}</ref>

He graduated from [[Harvard College]] in 1878.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1906/2/8/hon-herbert-parker-to-speak-tonight/|title=Hon. Herbert Parker to Speak Tonight - News - The Harvard Crimson|website=www.thecrimson.com}}</ref>

==Career==
Parker was a [[Republican (US)|Republican]]. He was a lawyer and served as [[Attorney General of Massachusetts]] from 1902 to 1906. He was a [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker4.html#871.33.21|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Parker, G to I|first=Lawrence|last=Kestenbaum|website=politicalgraveyard.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Parker was married to Mary Carney Vose, a daughter of Caroline [[Harvey Cushing|Cushing]] ({{nee}} [[Forbes family|Forbes]]) Vose and Lt. Josiah Hayden Vose Jr., who was killed at the [[Battle of Port Hudson]] in the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Together, they were the parents of:<ref name="Reno1901"/>

* [[George Alanson Parker]] (1887–1966), who married Anne Holden (1896–1958), a daughter of Charles W. Holden.<ref name="Reno1901"/>
* [[Katherine Vose Parker]] (1888–1983), a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]].<ref name="Harvard1892">{{cite book |last1=of 1878 |first1=Harvard College (1780-) Class |title=Secretary's Report |date=1892 |publisher=Riverside Press |page=164 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cyhOAAAAMAAJ |access-date=29 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* Edith Parker (1893–1968), who married Thorvald Salicath Ross (1887–1965).<ref name="Reno1901"/>
* Haven Parker, who became Assistant Federal District Attorney General of Massachusetts and a judge.<ref name="Reno1901">{{cite book |last1=Reno |first1=Conrad |title=Biographical: Massachusetts |date=1901 |publisher=Century Memorial Publishing Company |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vWswAQAAMAAJ |access-date=29 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Parker died on February 11, 1939, at his home in [[Lancaster, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92967578/bar-leader-in-bay-state-dead-at-82/ |title=Bar Leader in Bay State Dead at 82 |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]] |location=Lancaster, Massachusetts |agency=AP |page=19 |date=1939-02-12 |access-date=2022-01-19 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
*{{find a Grave|147478892}}

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Latest revision as of 22:27, 29 July 2024

Herbert Parker
Attorney General of Massachusetts
In office
1902–1906
Preceded byHosea M. Knowlton
Succeeded byDana Malone
Personal details
Born(1856-03-02)March 2, 1856
Charlestown, Massachusetts, US
DiedFebruary 11, 1939(1939-02-11) (aged 82)
Lancaster, Massachusetts, US
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Carney Vose
RelationsCornelius Conway Felton (uncle)
Samuel Morse Felton, Sr. (uncle)
John B. Felton (uncle)
Samuel Morse Felton, Jr. (cousin)
ChildrenGeorge Alanson Parker
Katherine Vose Parker
Edith Parker Ross
Haven Parker
Alma materHarvard College

Herbert Parker (March 2, 1856 – February 11, 1939), of Lancaster, Massachusetts, was a Massachusetts politician.

Early life

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Parker was born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk County, Massachusetts on March 2, 1856.[1] He was a son of George A. Parker and Harriet Newell (née Felton) Parker (1822–1914). His brother, Harold Parker, was one of the first highway commissioners in Massachusetts and planned many of the highways in the state.[2]

His maternal grandparents were Anna (née Morse) Felton and Cornelius Conway Felton Sr. Among his maternal family were uncles, Cornelius Conway Felton (the President of Harvard from 1860 to 1862), Samuel Morse Felton, Sr., John B. Felton,[3] and his cousin was Samuel Morse Felton, Jr.[4]

He graduated from Harvard College in 1878.[5]

Career

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Parker was a Republican. He was a lawyer and served as Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1902 to 1906. He was a Unitarian.[6]

Personal life

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Parker was married to Mary Carney Vose, a daughter of Caroline Cushing (née Forbes) Vose and Lt. Josiah Hayden Vose Jr., who was killed at the Battle of Port Hudson in the U.S. Civil War. Together, they were the parents of:[7]

Parker died on February 11, 1939, at his home in Lancaster, Massachusetts.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Bacon, Edwin M., ed. (1896). Men of Progress: One Thousand Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston: The New England Magazine. p. 335. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Heads Women's Republican Club: Miss Katherine V. Parker Elected President Active in Public Service, Business Woman, Conducts Large Farm". The Boston Globe. May 27, 1930. p. 9. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ William Bentinck-Smith (1982). The Harvard Book: Selections From Three Centuries. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-37301-3.
  4. ^ "Samuel Morse Felton Family Papers, 1841-1930". Archived from the original on February 3, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2006.
  5. ^ "Hon. Herbert Parker to Speak Tonight - News - The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com.
  6. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Parker, G to I". politicalgraveyard.com.
  7. ^ a b c d Reno, Conrad (1901). Biographical: Massachusetts. Century Memorial Publishing Company. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  8. ^ of 1878, Harvard College (1780-) Class (1892). Secretary's Report. Riverside Press. p. 164. Retrieved September 29, 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Bar Leader in Bay State Dead at 82". Hartford Courant. Lancaster, Massachusetts. AP. February 12, 1939. p. 19. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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