Parker, John, 1759-1832

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John Parker IV (June 24, 1759 – April 20, 1832) was an American lawyer, plantation owner, and statesman from South Carolina.

Born in Charleston in the Colony of South Carolina, Parker was educated in Charleston and England, eventually graduating from the Middle Temple, London. He returned to South Carolina and engaged in cultivating rice. He was admitted to the bar in 1785 and practiced in Charleston. He served in the Congress of the Confederation from 1786 to 1788. Parker thereafter engaged in planting on his estates, Hayes and Cedar Grove. He died near Charleston and was buried on the Hayes estate.

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associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
correspondedWith Izard, Ralph, 1742-1804. person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Middle Temple (London, England) corporateBody
sibling-in-law of Middleton, Arthur, 1742-1787 person
child-in-law of Middleton, Henry, 1717-1784 person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
London ENG GB
Goose Creek SC US
Charleston SC US
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Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Lawyers
Plantation owners
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Birth 1759-06-24

Death 1832-04-20

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Britons,

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