Background
Parker, Lewis Wardlwa was born on July 11, 1865 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Henry and Lucia (Wardlaw) Parker.
Parker, Lewis Wardlwa was born on July 11, 1865 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Henry and Lucia (Wardlaw) Parker.
Bachelor of Arts, University of South Carolina., Columbia, South Carolina., 1885, Bachelor of Laws, 1887.
Taught school, Columbia, 1885-1888. Practiced law, Greenville, South Carolina., member firm of Haynsworth & Parker, 1888-1897. Since engaged in cotton manufacturing, banking, and other business enterprises, 1911.
President Parker Cotton Mills Compnay.
Vice-president Piedmont Savings & Investment Company. Member Executive Committee American Home Fire Insurance Company, and Southeastern Life Insurance Company Ex-president American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association.
Clubs: Poinsett (Greenville, South Carolina.), Maryland (Baltimore), New York (New York), Manufacturers (Charlotte, North Carolina), Columbia (Columbia, South Carolina.).
Married Margaret Smith, of Richmond, Virginia, June 6, 1903.