James Parker (New Jersey)
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James Parker was a United States Representative from New Jersey
.
after the Revolution
. He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University
in New York City in 1793.
Parker engaged in the management and settlement of large landed properties left by his father. He was also a land surveyor
and as a lawyer
, although he was never admitted to the bar
. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from 1806 to 1810 and in 1812-1813, 1815–1816, 1818, and 1827, and was Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
in 1815 and again in 1850. He was collector of customs at Perth Amboy from 1829 to 1833.
Parker was elected as a Jacksonian to the 23rd
and 24th Congresses
, holding office from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1837.
After leaving Congress he resumed his former activities, and was registrar of the board of proprietors of East Jersey
. He was a member of the different boundary commissions to obtain a settlement of the boundary question between the States of New York and New Jersey, and was a delegate to the New Jersey constitutional convention in 1844. Parker died in Perth Amboy in 1868; interment was in St. Peter's Churchyard.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
Biography
Parker was born in Bethlehem, New Jersey and moved to Perth AmboyPerth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The City of Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 50,814. Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to Raritan Bay.-Name:The Lenape...
after the Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
. He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University
Columbia College of Columbia University
Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college at Columbia University, situated on the university's main campus in Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1754 by the Church of England as King's College, receiving a Royal Charter from King George II...
in New York City in 1793.
Parker engaged in the management and settlement of large landed properties left by his father. He was also a land surveyor
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
and as a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, although he was never admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
from 1806 to 1810 and in 1812-1813, 1815–1816, 1818, and 1827, and was Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey:*Wilda Diaz 2008 to present*Joseph Vas 2007 to 2008.*George John Otlowski 1976 to 1990.*James J. Flynn, Jr. 1950-1970.*Edward James Patten 1934 to 1940.*William C. Wilson 1921-1926.*U. B. Watson 1881....
in 1815 and again in 1850. He was collector of customs at Perth Amboy from 1829 to 1833.
Parker was elected as a Jacksonian to the 23rd
23rd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...
and 24th Congresses
24th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :...
, holding office from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1837.
After leaving Congress he resumed his former activities, and was registrar of the board of proprietors of East Jersey
East Jersey
The Province of East Jersey and the Province of West Jersey were two distinct, separately governed parts of the Province of New Jersey that existed as separate provinces for 28 years, between 1674 and 1702. East Jersey's capital was located at Perth Amboy...
. He was a member of the different boundary commissions to obtain a settlement of the boundary question between the States of New York and New Jersey, and was a delegate to the New Jersey constitutional convention in 1844. Parker died in Perth Amboy in 1868; interment was in St. Peter's Churchyard.