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Subject: [IOWA] 1903 Bio of Leonard F. Parker
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 14:08:03 EDT

Leonard F. Parker was born August 3, 1825, in Arcade, New York. His
education was obtained in the common schools, at Arcade Academy and in Oberlin
College, Ohio. He began teaching in Ohio in 1841 and followed that profession in the
States of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Iowa up to the year 1899.
Professor Parker was a member of the faculty of Iowa College from 1859 to 1870, when
he was called to the chair of Greek in the State University, and afterwards to
that of History. He was lieutenant of Company B, Forty-sixth Iowa Volunteers
in the Civil War in the "hundred days' service" and every college boy of
Grinnell accompanied him into the service. At the time of the draft riots in
Poweshiek County, when two deputy marshals were assassinated, Lieutenant Parker
was placed in command of a company of militia and ordered to arrest the outlaws.
He was active in organizing Union Leagues during the war. In 1868-70 he was
a member of the House of the General Assembly, serving as chairman of the
committee on schools. In 1888 Professor Parker resumed his work in Iowa College
as Professor of History, serving until 1899 when he retired as Professor
Emeritus. he has delivered many public lectures on educational subjects and is the
author of a volume on "Higher Education in Iowa," which was published by the
National Bureau of Education. His article correcting a misrepresentation in
General Grant's famous Des Moines speech had a circulation throughout the
entire country in newspapers and magazines.



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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