John M. Parker (New York politician)

John Mason Parker (June 14, 1805 – December 16, 1873) was an American Congressman from New York's 27th congressional district.

John Mason Parker, New York Congressman and Judge

Biography

John M. Parker was born in Granville, New York on June 14, 1805. He attended Granville Academy and Castleton Seminary, graduated from Middlebury College in 1828, studied law, and began a practice in Owego, New York in 1833.[1]

In 1854 Parker was elected to Congress as an Opposition Party candidate, and he was reelected as a Republican in 1856, serving from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1859.[2]

Parker was not a candidate for renomination in 1858. In 1859 he became a Justice of the New York Supreme Court, where he served until his death. During his time on the bench, Parker also sat as a Judge on the New York Court of Appeals.

He was a charter trustee of Cornell University from 1865 to 1870.[3]

He died in Owego on December 16, 1873 and was buried in Owego's Evergreen Cemetery.

References
  1. Middlebury College, Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College, 1917, page 85
  2. Everts & Ensign, History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins, and Schuyler Counties, New York, 1879, page 180
  3. Cornell University, The Ten-year Book of Cornell University, 1878, page 8
  • United States Congress. "John M. Parker (id: P000064)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • John M. Parker at Find a Grave
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John J. Taylor		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 27th congressional district
1855–1859		 Succeeded by
Alfred Wells
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