Charles Parker (Michigan politician) explained

Charles Parker
State House:Michigan
District:Genesee County 2nd
Term Start:January 1, 1933
Term End:December 11, 1934
Predecessor:Charles H. Reed
Successor:Maurice R. Matthews
Birth Date:1877
Death Date:December 11, 1934
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Charles Parker (1877-1934) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was one of six members of the state House killed in the Kerns Hotel fire in Lansing on December 11, 1934. Also killed were representatives D. Knox Hanna, T. Henry Howlett, Vern Voorhees, John W. Goodwine, and Don E. Sias, along with state senator John Leidlein. The men were in Lansing for a special session of the Michigan legislature.[1] [2]

Born in 1877. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District, 1933–34; died in office 1934. Died December 11, 1934 (age about 57 years). Interment at Smith Hill Cemetery, Otisville, Mich.

Notes and References

  1. The Political Graveyard: Parker, Charles D.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125080314/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,711609,00.html National Affairs: Legislators at Lansing