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Subject: [IOWA] 1903 Bio of Jonathan W. Parker
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 14:07:46 EDT

Jonathan W. Parker was one of the pioneer lawmakers of Iowa Territory. He
was born in Clarendon, Vermont, on the 10th of August, 1810. After acquiring
the usual education he began the study of law in Pennsylvania and came with his
father's family to Davenport in 1836. He was admitted to the bar at the first
term of court held in Scott County and immediately began practice. In 1838,
upon the organization of the Territory of Iowa, he was elected to represent
Scott and Clinton counties in the Council of the First Legislative Assembly and
was reelected, serving in the Second, Third and Fourth Territorial
Legislatures. He attained high rank as a legislator and was President of the Council
during the session of 1841-2. In 1841 he was mayor of Davenport. In 1852,
while on a visit to Cincinnati, he died of cholera at the early age of forty-one.




Debbie Clough Gerischer
Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County
http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/
IAGENWEB: Special History Project:
http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm
Gerischer Family Web Site:
http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/

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