Hosea W. Parker
Hosea Washington Parker | |
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Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's3rddistrict | |
In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | |
Preceded by | Jacob Benton |
Succeeded by | Henry W. Blair |
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
In office 1859–1860 | |
Personal details | |
Born | May 30, 1833 Lempster, New Hampshire,US |
Died | August 21, 1922 Claremont, New Hampshire,US | (aged 89)
Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery |
Profession | Lawyer |
Hosea Washington Parker(May 30, 1833 – August 21, 1922) was aU.S. RepresentativefromNew Hampshire.
Biography
[edit]Born inLempster, New Hampshire,Parker pursued classical studies. He attendedTufts College,Medford, Massachusetts,and was graduated from the Green Mountain Liberal Institute,South Woodstock, Vermont.He studied law and wasadmitted to the barin 1859, commencing practice in Lempster.
He served as member of theNew Hampshire House of Representativesin 1859 and 1860. He moved toClaremont, New Hampshire,in 1860, and served as delegate to theDemocratic National Conventionin 1868, 1880, 1884, and 1888.
Parker was elected as aDemocratto theForty-secondandForty-thirdCongresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875). While in Washington, he was largely responsible for the refusal of patent extension resulting in the overthrow of the Sewing Machine monopoly. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to theForty-fourthCongress. He resumed the practice of law and served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1918. He died inClaremont, New Hampshire,August 21, 1922, and was interred in Mountain View Cemetery.
References
[edit]- United States Congress."Hosea W. Parker (id: P000057)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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