Andrew Parker (politician)

Andrew Parker (May 21, 1805 January 15, 1864) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Andrew Parker
Born(1805-05-21)May 21, 1805
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 15, 1864(1864-01-15) (aged 58)
Mifflintown, Pennsylvania
OccupationPolitician
Known forElected to the Thirty-second Congress
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

Andrew Parker was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He attended public schools and graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1824. He studied law in Carlisle, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He was appointed deputy attorney general of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, in 1831, where he practiced law.

Parker was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress. He continued the practice of law in Mifflintown until his death there in 1864. He was buried in Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery there.

Sources

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

  • United States Congress. "Andrew Parker (id: P000055)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Andrew Parker entry at The Political Graveyard


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