Alban J. Parker
Alban J. Parker | |
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Member of the Vermont Senate from Windsor County | |
In office January 14, 1954 – January 6, 1955 Serving with Susan E. Drown, Henry D. Vail | |
Preceded by | Frank W. Corliss |
Succeeded by | Lewis E. Springer, Jr., Guy H. Cleveland, J. Harold Stacey |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Springfield | |
In office January 1949 – January 1953 | |
Preceded by | Charles N. Safford |
Succeeded by | Howard R. Finn |
10th Vermont Attorney General | |
In office January 1941 – January 1947 | |
Preceded by | Lawrence C. Jones |
Succeeded by | Clifton G. Parker |
State's Attorney of Windsor County, Vermont | |
In office February 1933 – June 1937 | |
Preceded by | Lawrence F. Edgerton |
Succeeded by | Henry F. Black |
Personal details | |
Born | Morrisville, Vermont, U.S | March 21, 1893
Died | May 10, 1971 Springfield, Vermont | (aged 78)
Resting place | Oakland Cemetery, Springfield, Vermont |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Alice G. Harriman (m. 1918) Caroline Bernardini (m. 1941) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Middlebury College |
Profession | Attorney |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1917–1919 |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Unit | U.S. Army Ordnance Corps |
Wars | World War I |
Alban J. Parker (March 21, 1893 – May 10, 1971) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as Vermont Attorney General from 1941 to 1947.
Biography
[edit]Alban James Parker was born in Morrisville, Vermont on March 21, 1893, the son of Joel R. and Ann R. (Bullock) Parker.[1] He graduated from Morrisville's People's Academy in 1911, and attended Middlebury College.[1] After graduating in 1916, he worked as a school teacher and principal in Keene, New Hampshire, Hartford, Vermont, and White River Junction, Vermont.[1]
Parker enlisted for World War I, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Ordnance Corps, and served in the aerial armament field at posts including Camp Devens, Massachusetts, and Selfridge Field, Michigan until receiving his discharge in October 1919.[1][2]
Upon returning to Vermont, Parker resumed his career as a teacher and principal, and also studied law in the Hartford office of attorney Raymond J. Trainor.[1] In 1926 he was admitted to the bar and began to practice in partnership with Trainor.[1] He subsequently relocated to Springfield, Vermont, where he continued to practice law.[1]
A Republican, from 1933 to 1937 Parker served as state's attorney for Windsor County.[3] From 1937 to 1941 he was Vermont's Deputy Attorney General.[3]
In 1940, Parker was the successful Republican nominee for Vermont Attorney General.[4] He was reelected in 1942 and 1944, and served from January 1941 to January 1947.[3] He did not run for reelection in 1946.[5]
After serving as attorney general, Parker resumed practicing law.[3] From 1949 to 1953 he served in the Vermont House of Representatives.[3] In January 1954, he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Vermont State Senate.[6]
Parker died in Springfield on May 10, 1971.[7] He was buried at Oakland Cemetery in Springfield.[7]
Family
[edit]In 1918, Parker married Alice G. Harriman of Middlebury.[1] In 1941, he married his second wife, Caroline Bernardini.[7]
Parker was the father of three children, daughters Harriet Ann and Judith, and son Richard Henry.[1][7]
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]Books
[edit]- Johnson, Herbert T. (1927). Roster of Vermont Men and Women in the World War. Tuttle Company: Rutland, Vermont. p. 984.
- Stone, Arthur F. (1929). The Vermont of Today, with its Background, Attractions and People. Vol. 3. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 89.
- The American Bar. Vol. 25. Minneapolis, Minneapolis: J.C. Fifield Company. 1962. p. 1481.
Newspapers
[edit]- "Four Appointments Are Still Held Up". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. Vermont Press Bureau. January 31, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Clifton Parker Candidate for Attorney-Gen.: Alban J. Parker Will Not Run for Reelection; Calls Six Years Enough". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. Morning Press Bureau. March 29, 1946. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Corliss, New FHA Chief, Ruled Off State Social Welfare Board". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. Morning Press Bureau. January 20, 1954. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Obituaries: Attorney A. J. Parker Dies, Prominent in Windsor Politics". Bennington Banner. Bennington, Vermont. May 11, 1971. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.