Richard Wayne Parker (August 6, 1848 – November 28, 1923) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 6th congressional district from 1895 to 1903, the 7th district from 1903 to 1911, and the 9th district from 1914 to 1919 and again from 1921 to 1923. He was a son of Cortlandt Parker (1818–1907) and grandson of James Parker, also a representative from New Jersey.
Contents
Biography
Born in Morristown, he graduated from Princeton College in 1867 and from Columbia Law School in 1869. He also earned an M.A. from Princeton in 1870, and the same year he was admitted to the bar of New Jersey and commenced practice in Newark.
Early political career
He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1885 and 1886 and was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Fifty-third Congress.