PARKER, JOEL
\pˈɑːkə], \pˈɑːkə], \p_ˈɑː_k_ə]\
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(1816-1888), was a member of the New Jersey Assembly from 1847 to 1850, and prosecuting attorney from 1852 to 1857. He was Governor of New Jersey from 1862 to 1866 and in 1870. The National Labor Convention in 1872 nominated him for Vice-President of the United States. He was a Judge of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1880 to 1888.
By John Franklin Jameson
