Herbert Parker (March 2, 1856 – February 11, 1939), of Lancaster, Massachusetts, was a Massachusetts politician.

Early life

Parker was born in Charlestown (now part of Boston),

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on March 2, 1856. He was a son of George A. Parker and Harriet Newell ( Felton) Parker (1822–1914). His brother, Harold Parker, was one of the first highway commissioners in Massachusetts and planned many of the highways in the state. His maternal grandparents were Anna ( Morse) Felton and Cornelius Conway Felton Sr. Among his maternal family were uncles, Cornelius Conway Felton (the President of Harvard from 1860 to 1862),

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, and his cousin was

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He graduated from Harvard College in 1878.

Career

Parker was a Republican. He was a lawyer and served as Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1902 to 1906. He was a Unitarian.

Personal life

Parker was married to Mary Carney Vose, a daughter of Caroline Cushing ( Forbes) Vose and Lt. Josiah Hayden Vose Jr., who was killed at the

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in the U.S. Civil War. Together, they were the parents of: *

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(1887–1966), who married Anne Holden (1896–1958), a daughter of Charles W. Holden. * Katherine Vose Parker (1888–1983), a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. * Edith Parker (1893–1968), who married Thorvald Salicath Ross (1887–1965). * Haven Parker, who became Assistant Federal District Attorney General of Massachusetts and a judge. Parker died on February 11, 1939, at his home in Lancaster, Massachusetts.

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* 1856 births 1939 deaths American Unitarians Massachusetts Attorneys General Massachusetts lawyers Massachusetts Republicans People from Lancaster, Massachusetts Harvard College alumni {{Massachusetts-politician-stub