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| ==Life== | ==Life== | ||
| Amasa Junius Parker, Jr. was born in ] on 6 May 1843 to ] and his wife Harriet Langdon Parker. He graduated from ], ] in 1863 and the ] in 1864. He was a state senator in the ] in 1886 and 1887 and was a trustee of both Union College as well as the Albany Law School. |
Amasa Junius Parker, Jr. was born in ] on 6 May 1843 to ] and his wife Harriet Langdon Parker. He graduated from ], ] in 1863 and the ] in 1864. He was a state senator in the ] in 1886 and 1887 and was a trustee of both Union College as well as the Albany Law School.<ref>{{cite book|last=Harsha|first=David Addison|title=Noted living Albanians and state officials. A series of biographical sketches|publisher=Weed, Parsons and company, printers|location=Albany, N.Y.|date=1891|pages=317–324|url=http://www.archive.org/details/notedlivingalban00hars}}</ref> He was active in the ] of ] and was a colonel in command of the Tenth Division during the break up of the Albany Railroad Strike of 1877.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dacus|first=Joseph A.|title=Annals of the Great Strikes in the United States|publisher=L.T. Palmer|location=Chicago|date=1877|pages=266|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=z1opAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA266&lpg=PA266&dq=%22Amasa+J.+Parker,+Jr.%22&source=web&ots=_NIXNunqeq&sig=j3ubAZF3IoM4gQOdg4q-hrzjKKg&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA266,M1}}</ref> | ||
| General Parker was one of the authors of the book |
General Parker was one of the authors of the book ''Banking Law of New York''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Morgan|first=George Wilson|coauthors=Parker, Amasa Junius|title=Banking Law of New York|publisher=Banks Law Publishing Co.|location=New York|date=1916|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9XgpAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage}}</ref> He was also an editor of the ''Parker's New York Criminal and Penal Codes''<ref>{{cite book|last=Raymond|first=Andrew Van Vranken|title=Union University: Its History, Influence, Characteristics and Equipment, with the Lives and Works of Its Founders, Benefactors, Officers, Regents, Faculty, and the Achievements of Its Alumni|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|location=New York|date=1907|pages=49|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XG0iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=%22Amasa+J.+Parker,+Jr.%22&source=web&ots=DOCM9jMvA2&sig=MFSd9WC0SBsQNubUoVN2HGcD9Mc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result}}</ref> as well as ''The Parker's pocket code of civil procedure''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The American Catalogue|publisher=The Publishers Weekly|location=New York|date=1905|pages=174|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xCwPAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA174&lpg=RA2-PA174&dq=%22Amasa+J.+Parker,+Jr.%22&source=web&ots=_8sCKFrj_Y&sig=zDs06cORszl36Y4HE5ckMSnRHpU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result}}</ref> | ||
| Mr. Parker is buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menand, New York.<ref>http://www.albanyruralcemetery.org/albrurcem/Notable.html</ref> | Mr. Parker is buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menand, New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albanyruralcemetery.org/albrurcem/Notable.html|title=Notable people|publisher=Albany Rural Cemetery|accessdate=2008-11-28}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Amasa Junius Parker, Jr. was a member of the New York State Senate and a General in the National Guard of New York.
Life
Amasa Junius Parker, Jr. was born in Delhi, New York on 6 May 1843 to Amasa J. Parker and his wife Harriet Langdon Parker. He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York in 1863 and the Albany Law School in 1864. He was a state senator in the New York State Senate in 1886 and 1887 and was a trustee of both Union College as well as the Albany Law School. He was active in the National Guard of New York and was a colonel in command of the Tenth Division during the break up of the Albany Railroad Strike of 1877.
General Parker was one of the authors of the book Banking Law of New York. He was also an editor of the Parker's New York Criminal and Penal Codes as well as The Parker's pocket code of civil procedure.
Mr. Parker is buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menand, New York.
References
- Harsha, David Addison (1891). Noted living Albanians and state officials. A series of biographical sketches. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and company, printers. pp. 317–324.
- Dacus, Joseph A. (1877). Annals of the Great Strikes in the United States. Chicago: L.T. Palmer. p. 266.
- Morgan, George Wilson (1916). Banking Law of New York. New York: Banks Law Publishing Co.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - Raymond, Andrew Van Vranken (1907). Union University: Its History, Influence, Characteristics and Equipment, with the Lives and Works of Its Founders, Benefactors, Officers, Regents, Faculty, and the Achievements of Its Alumni. New York: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 49.
- The American Catalogue. New York: The Publishers Weekly. 1905. p. 174.
- "Notable people". Albany Rural Cemetery. Retrieved 2008-11-28.