Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926

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Dates:
Birth 1852-05-14
Death 1926-05-10

Biographical notes:

Lawyer, judge, and Democratic presidential candidate.

From the description of Papers of Alton B. Parker, 1878-1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063665

Judge on New York State Court of Appeals, Democratic candidate for the presidency, 1904.

From the description of Autograph collection, 1633-1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155500075

Biographical Note

1852, May 14 Born, Cortland, N. Y. 1873 LL.B., Albany Law School, Albany, N.Y. 1873 Married Mary Louise Schoonmaker (died 1917) 1885 Appointed justice, New York supreme court Chairman, New York Democratic State Committee 1897 1904 Appointed chief judge, New York Court of Appeals 1904 Democratic Party candidate for president of the United States 1907 Elected president, American Bar Association 1919 Dedicated home of George Washington's ancestors, Manchester, England 1923 Married Amelia Day Campbell 1926, May 10 Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Alton B. Parker Papers, 1878-1937, (bulk 1904-1926), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Charities
  • Civic improvement
  • Civic improvement
  • Elections
  • Elections
  • Governor
  • Law
  • Philanthropy
  • Presidents

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  • Collector
  • Jurists
  • Lawyers

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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