Parker, Orrel A., 1873-1965

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President of the Parker Wheel Co. in Cleveland, Ohio who also served as an Aeronautical Mechanical Engineer in charge of technical records for the Air Service during World War I. He was largely responsible for the War Department's investigation of irregularities between the Lubrication Dept. and the Air Division of the Signal Corps.

From the description of Papers, 1914-1935. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17645019

Orrel A. Parker (1873-1965) was a lawyer, engineer, businessman, and president of the Parker Wheel Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Muskingum County, Ohio, January 14, 1873, the son of John Parker, merchant, and Lucy Drummon Parker, he attended public schools in Fostoria, Ohio, until his acceptance into the Princeton Preparatory School in 1891. the following year, Parker entered Princeton University and graduated in 1895, the first student ever to receive a degree with high honors from the School of Science. Upon graduation he entered New York Law School and received an L.L.B. two years later in 1897. For the newt two years, Parker served as a representative for the Associated Press in Puerto Rico as both photographer and correspondent.

Parker returned to New York City in 1900 where he practiced law until 1912. During this period he was also a lecturer for the J. B. Pond Lyceum Bureau of Education in New York, lecturing on such topics as "Porta Rico and its People" and "The New York to Paris Auto Race of 1908."

A man of modern interests, Parker eventually withdrew from law practice to pursue a career in the growing automobile industry. From 1907 to 1919, he was president of the Newmastic Company in New York city, and concurrently, from 1914 to 1919, served as manager of the wheel department for the Hydraulic Pressed Steel Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Both companies were involved in the manufacturing of steel wheels for automobiles. In 1919, Parker started the Parker Wheel Company in Cleveland, and served as its president until the company's bankruptcy in 1935. Between 1914 and 1935 he licensed various patents on metal wheels and demountable rims. He was also the author of many papers relating to wheel design and production.

During America's involvement in World War I, Parker served as an Aeronautical Mechanical Engineer assigned to the air service in charge of technical records. He was largely responsible for the War Department's investigation of irregularities between the Lubrication Department and the Air Division of the Signal Corps. Parker helped to resolve the conflict by establishing a uniform system of records at all flying fields in the United States.

From the guide to the Orrel A. Parker Papers, 1899-1941, (Western Reserve Historical Society)

Orrel A. Parker (1873-1965) was a lawyer, engineer, businessman, and president of the Parker Wheel Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Muskingum County, Ohio, January 14, 1873, the son of John Parker, merchant, and Lucy Drummon Parker, he attended public schools in Fostoria, Ohio, until his acceptance into the Princeton Preparatory School in 1891. the following year, Parker entered Princeton University and graduated in 1895, the first student ever to receive a degree with high honors from the School of Science. Upon graduation he entered New York Law School and received an L.L.B. two years later in 1897. For the newt two years, Parker served as a representative for the Associated Press in Puerto Rico as both photographer and correspondent.

Parker returned to New York City in 1900 where he practiced law until 1912. During this period he was also a lecturer for the J. B. Pond Lyceum Bureau of Education in New York, lecturing on such topics as "Porta Rico and its People" and "The New York to Paris Auto Race of 1908."

A man of modern interests, Parker eventually withdrew from law practice to pursue a career in the growing automobile industry. From 1907 to 1919, he was president of the Newmastic Company in New York city, and concurrently, from 1914 to 1919, served as manager of the wheel department for the Hydraulic Pressed Steel Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Both companies were involved in the manufacturing of steel wheels for automobiles. In 1919, Parker started the Parker Wheel Company in Cleveland, and served as its president until the company's bankruptcy in 1935. Between 1914 and 1935 he licensed various patents on metal wheels and demountable rims. He was also the author of many papers relating to wheel design and production.

During America's involvement in World War I, Parker served as an Aeronautical Mechanical Engineer assigned to the air service in charge of technical records. He was largely responsible for the War Department's investigation of irregularities between the Lubrication Department and the Air Division of the Signal Corps. Parker helped to resolve the conflict by establishing a uniform system of records at all flying fields in the United States.

From the guide to the Orrel A. Parker Photographs, 1892-1935, (Western Reserve Historical Society)

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