William Parker (Boston)

William Parker (November 7, 1793 - October 29, 1873) was an American businessman and politician, who served as acting mayor of Boston, Massachusetts in early 1845.

William Parker
Acting Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office January 6, 1845[1] – February 27, 1845[1]
Preceded by	Martin Brimmer[1]
Succeeded by	Thomas Aspinwall Davis[1]
City of Boston, Board of Aldermen Ward 10 [2]
In office 1846–1847
City of Boston, Chairman Board of Aldermen Ward 10
In office January 6, 1845 – March 6, 1845
City of Boston, Board of Aldermen Ward 10
In office January 6, 1845 – March 6, 1845
City of Boston, Board of Aldermen Ward 10
In office 1842–1843
City of Boston, Common Council Ward 10
In office 1828–1828
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1793
Died	October 29, 1873
Political party	Whig[3]
Spouse(s)	Julia Maria Stevens
Children	Julia C. Parker, Sarah M. Parker, Grace Helen Parker
Profession	Attorney

Early life

Parker was one of thirteen children. Parker was the son of Bishop Samuel Parker and Ann (née Culter) Parker.

References

Footnotes

1. A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 50
2. A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 9
3. Winsor, Justin (1881), The Memorial History of Boston, Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts 1630 - 1880., Volume III, Boston, MA: James R. Osgood and Company, p. 250

Bibliography

• Whitmore, William H.: The Inaugural Addresses of Mayors of Boston Volume 1. Page 308, (1894).
• Sprague, William Buell.: Annals of the American Pulpit: Or, Commemorative Notices of Distinguished American Clergymen of Various Denominations, from the Early Settlement of the Country to the Close of the Year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-five Pages 296-298, (1859).
• A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822–1908, Roxbury, 1846–1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, (1909) pp. 44, 53, 88, 301, 374-375, 400.