| Charles D. Parker | |
| Order: | 12th |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin |
| Governor: | William Robert Taylor Harrison Ludington |
| Term Start: | January 5, 1874 |
| Term End: | January 7, 1878 |
| Predecessor: | Milton Pettit |
| Successor: | James M. Bingham |
| State1: | Wisconsin |
| State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
| District1: | St. Croix |
| Term Start1: | January 4, 1869 |
| Term End1: | January 2, 1871 |
| Predecessor1: | Marcus Fulton |
| Successor1: | Revel K. Fay |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1827 |
| Birth Place: | Coos County, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Death Place: | River Falls, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Greenwood Cemetery, |
| Father: | Luther Parker |
Charles Durwin Parker (December 27, 1827December 27, 1925) was an American farmer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, and represented St. Croix in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1869 and 1870.
Parker was born in Coos County, New Hampshire, in 1827; his family moved to Waukesha County, Wisconsin Territory, in 1836. Parker then moved to the town of Pleasant Valley, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Parker served as chairman of the Pleasant Valley Town Board and on the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors. He served as a Democrat in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1869 to 1870 and served two terms as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, from 1874 until 1878 under Governors William Taylor and Harrison Ludington. From 1880 until 1888 he was a regent of the University of Wisconsin, and from 1880 until 1895 a member of the Wisconsin Board of Control. He died on his 98th birthday, December 27, 1925, in River Falls, Wisconsin.[1] [2] [3]
Parker was the son of Luther Parker, the Justice of the Peace of the Republic of Indian Stream.[4]