Homer Cling Parker was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

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Born in Baxley, Georgia

Baxley, Georgia

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,150 people, 1,567 households, and 1,048 families residing in the city. The population density was 580.7 people per square mile . There were 1,866 housing units at an average density of 261.1 per square mile...

, Parker attended the public schools.
He graduated from Statesboro High School, Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. Statesboro has a population of 28,422 and the Statesboro, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 70,217...

,1904.
He graduated from Mercer University

Mercer University

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, Macon, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...

, 1908.
He was in the United States Army

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 from 1917 to 1922.
He was a lawyer in private practice.
He served as solicitor of the city court from 1914 to 1917.
He served as mayor of Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. Statesboro has a population of 28,422 and the Statesboro, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 70,217...

 from 1924 to 1927.
He was appointed adjutant general of Georgia from 1927 to 1931.
Georgia National Guard from 1927 to 1931.

Parker was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Seventy-second

72nd United States Congress

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 Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Charles G. Edwards.
He was reelected to the Seventy-third

73rd United States Congress

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 Congress (September 9, 1931-January 3, 1935).
He served as chair of the Committee on Elections No. 1 (Seventy-third Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934.
He was appointed comptroller general of Georgia,1936-1937.

Parker was elected comptroller general of Georgia from 1940 to 1946.
He died on June 22, 1946, in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

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He was interred in East Side Cemetery, Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. Statesboro has a population of 28,422 and the Statesboro, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 70,217...

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