Daniel Parker (general) explained

Daniel Parker
Birth Date:	29 January 1782
Birth Place:	Shirley, Massachusetts
Death Place:	Washington, D.C.
Placeofburial:	Congressional Cemetery
Placeofburial Label:	Place of Burial
Allegiance:	United States of America
Branch:	United States Army
Serviceyears:	1814–1822
Rank:	Brigadier General
Commands:	Adjutant General of the U.S. Army Inspector General of the U.S. Army Paymaster General of the U.S. Army
Laterwork:	Chief Clerk of the War Department

Daniel Parker (January 29, 1782, Shirley, Massachusetts^[1] – April 5, 1846, Washington, D.C.^[2]) made his career in the United States Department of War and the United States Army.

Biography

He was the son of Lieutenant James Parker and Sarah Dickinson.^[1] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1801, read law, and was admitted to the bar in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He became chief clerk in the U. S. War Department in 1810. On 22 November 1814, he became adjutant general and inspector general of the U.S. Army. In 1821, he became paymaster general. In 1841 he returned to the War Department as chief clerk.^[3]

His remains were buried 7 April 1846 in the Historic Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.^[4]

References

• Web site: Parker, Gen. Daniel L. . 2009-05-07 . Interments in the Historic Congressional Cemetery . Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery . August 13, 2006 .
• Book: Heitman, Francis B. . Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, Volume 1 . 1903 . . Washington, D.C..

External links

• The Daniel Parker Papers, including incoming and outgoing correspondence with several presidents, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
• Web site: Parker. Daniel. [Letter] 1813 Sept. 5, War Office, [Washington, D.C. to] the Governor of Georgia / Daniel Parker]. Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Digital Library of Georgia. 21 February 2018.

Notes and References

1. Vital Records of Shirley, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, New England Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1918, p. 74. "PARKER, Daniel, s. James and Sarah (Dickinson) B.R., Jan. 29, 1782."
2. Daniel d. 5 April 1846, Washington, D.C. ["Gen. Daniel Parker; Chief Clerk; War Department; Washington; Sunday"](News Article) Date: 1846-04-09; Paper: Morning News "Gen, Daniel Parker, an officer of the last war, and for a time Chief Cleck of the War Department of Washington, died in that city on Sunday last."
3. Parker, Daniel. 1900.
4. Interments in the Historic Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, Range 45, Site 45. "Parker, Gen. Daniel L. b. 29 Jan 1782 - d. 5 Apr 1846 R45/4'5"