Daniel Parker (January 29, 1782,
Shirley, Massachusetts[''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."] – April 5, 1846,
Washington, D.C.) 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.
[ He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1801, read law, and was admitted to the bar in ]Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. Originally called Mishawum by the Massachusett tribe, it is located on a peninsula north of the Charles River, across from downtown Boston, and also adjoins t ...
. He became chief clerk in the U. S. War Department in 1810. On 22 November 1814, he became adjutant general and inspector general
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Australia
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of the U.S. Army. In 1820, he became paymaster general. In 1841 he returned to the War Department as chief clerk.
His remains were buried 7 April 1846 in the Historic Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.[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"]
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Daniel Parker Papers
including incoming and outgoing correspondence with several presidents, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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1782 births
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Inspectors General of the United States Army
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Dartmouth College alumni
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People from Shirley, Massachusetts
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