Crawford Fairbanks Parker (20 September 1906 – 15 February 1986) was an American politician from the

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. Between 1957 and 1961 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.

Life

Crawford Parker was born in

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. He joined the Republican Party and between 1952 and 1952 he was the

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. In 1956 he was elected to the office of the

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and he served in this position between 14 January 1957 and 9 January 1961 when his term ended. In this function he was the deputy of Governor

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and he presided over the

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. Crawford Parker died on 15 February 1986 in

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. In 1960 he ran unsuccessfully for the governor’s office of his state. {{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Crawford Fairbanks 1906 births 1986 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Indiana Indiana Republicans Secretaries of State of Indiana People from Danville, Indiana