Andrew Parker (politician)

Andrew Parker (May 21, 1805 – January 15, 1864) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who was a one-term Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1851 to 1853.

Andrew Parker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th district
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Personal details
Born	Andrew Parker (1805-05-21)May 21, 1805 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 15, 1864(1864-01-15) (aged 58) Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Dickinson College
Profession	Politician, lawyer

Formative years

Andrew Parker was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania on May 21, 1805. He attended public schools and graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1824.

Career

Parker studied law in Carlisle, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.

He was subsequently appointed deputy attorney general of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. He later 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.

Death an interment

Parker died in Mifflintown on January 15, 1864. He was buried in that community's Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery.

Sources

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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

External links

• Andrew Parker at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Samuel Calvin	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district 1851–1853	Succeeded by Samuel Lyon Russell