Samuel Wilson Parke | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas A. Hendricks |
| Succeeded by | David P. Holloway |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | George Washington Julian |
| Succeeded by | James Henry Lane |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Whig |
Samuel Wilson Parker (September 9, 1805 – February 1, 1859), was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1851 to 1855.
Biography
Of German and English ancestry,[1] Parker was born near Watertown, New York. He pursued academic studies. He was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1828. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Connersville, Indiana. He served as prosecuting attorney of Fayette County from December 10, 1836, to December 10, 1838.
Political career
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1839 and 1843. He served in the State senate 1841-1843. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1849 to the Thirty-first Congress.
Parker was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855). He did not seek renomination in 1855.
Death
He died near Sackets Harbor, New York, February 1, 1859. He was interred in the private cemetery on the Old Elm farm,, in Connersville, Indiana.
References
- ↑ "German ancestry Politicians in Indiana". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- United States Congress. "Samuel W. Parker (id: P000071)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
