Samuel W. Parker paper
Collection — Folder: S1040
Identifier: S1040
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of what appears to be an inscription removed from a book
presented to George C. Clark by Samuel W. Parker.
Dates
- 1854
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Samuel W. Parker was born on September 9, 1805, near Watertown, Jefferson County,
New York. He graduated from Miami University of Ohio and moved to Connersville,
Indiana, in 1828. Parker was admitted to the bar in 1831, and married Susannah B.
Watton in 1834. In addition to being a lawyer, Parker was also a newspaper editor,
president of the Whitewater Canal Company, and president of the Junction Rail Road
Company. He was prosecuting attorney for the sixth Circuit Court from 1836 to 1838.
Parker served in the State House of Representatives (1839-1840 and 1843-1844), State
Senate (1840-43), and U.S. House of Representatives (1851-1855). He died on
February 1, 1859.
Source:
Shepherd, Rebecca A., Charles W. Calhoun, Elizabeth Shanahan-Shoemaker, and Alan F. January,
comp. A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly, Volume 1, 1816-1899. Indianapolis:
The Select Committee on the Centennial History of the Indiana General Assembly, 1980.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation 1979/04/08 by Robert Scott.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2005/11 by Christina Baich. Finding aid updated 2015/11/14 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/21 by Lauren Patton.
- Title
- Samuel W. Parker paper
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
