Charles Durwin Parker (December 27, 1827December 27, 1925) was an
American
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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.
Career
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
St. Croix County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,536. Its county seat is Hudson. The county was created in 1840 (then in the Wisconsin Territory) and organized in 1849. St. Croix County ...
. Parker served as chairman of the Pleasant Valley Town Board and on the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors. He served as a
Democrat
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Politics
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in the
Wisconsin State Assembly from 1869 to 1870 and served two terms as the
12th
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Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, from 1874 until 1878 under Governors
William Taylor and
Harrison Ludington
Harrison Ludington (July 30, 1812June 17, 1891) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as the 13th governor of Wisconsin and was the 20th and 22nd mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Early life and ca ...
. 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.
Family
Parker was the son of
Luther Parker
Luther Parker (December 18, 1800 – June 16, 1853) was an American pioneer, teacher, and politician. He served as justice of the peace (the highest constitutional officer) of the Republic of Indian Stream, located in what is now Pittsburg, Ne ...
, the Justice of the Peace of the
Republic of Indian Stream.
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1827 births
1925 deaths
People from Coös County, New Hampshire
People from St. Croix County, Wisconsin
People from Waukesha County, Wisconsin
County supervisors in Wisconsin
Mayors of places in Wisconsin
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Lieutenant governors of Wisconsin