Snow Parker (May 16, 1760 – September 18, 1843) was a merchant, judge and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1801 to 1826. He was born in

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, the son of Benjamin Parker and Mary Snow, and came to

Liverpool, Nova Scotia Liverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all ...

with his family. He entered business as a coastal trader and also transported goods for other merchants. With his brother Benjamin, he entered the trade in salmon and mackerel caught off

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. Parker was also involved in shipbuilding and trade with the

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. In 1780, he married Martha Knowles. He was named a captain in the Queens County militia in 1797 and also served several terms as

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

. Parker also provided ships and financing for

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s based in Liverpool and, for a time, was the richest man in the town. In 1810, he became a judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the county. He died in Liverpool in 1843.

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Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
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