Lowell Holden Parker Explained

L. Holden Parker
State Assembly:Wisconsin
District:Rock 3rd
Term Start:January 2, 1899
Term End:January 7, 1901
Predecessor:Charles W. Merriman
Successor:Halvor Cleophas
Party:Republican
Birth Date:30 November 1848
Birth Place:Belvidere, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Restingplace:Stockton Rural Cemetery,
Father:Charles H. Parker
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Profession:Lawyer, banker

Lowell Holden Parker (November 30, 1848December 12, 1937) was an American lawyer, banker, manufacturer, and Republican politician from Beloit, Wisconsin. He served a single term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Rock County's 3rd Assembly district in the 1899 session. During his business and political career, his name was often abbreviated as His father, Charles H. Parker, also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Born in Belvidere, Illinois, on November 30, 1848, Parker went to Beloit College and then graduated from the University of Michigan in 1875. He practiced law in Beloit, Wisconsin. Park served on the Beloit School Board. He was involved with manufacturing of harvesters and binders. He was also in the banking business.[1] Parker died on December 12, 1937, in San Francisco, California, at age 89.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1899, Biographical Sketch of Lowell Holden Parker, pg. 785
  2. 'University of Michigan Official Publication-The President's Report for 1937-1938,' vol. 40, no. 77. March 25, 1939, University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, Michigan, Death Notices, pg. 10
  3. 'Commemorative Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Counties, Wisconsin, 1901, Biographical Sketch of L. Holden Parker, pg. 86-87