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Parker, Edward Wheeler was born on June 16, 1860 in Pint Deposit, Maryland, United States. Son of William Price and Henrietta Hyde (Donnell) Parker.
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Edward Wheeler Parker, American statistician. member Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, 1902.; Member American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Washington Academy Sciences, Geological Society Washington, Washington Society Engineers, Coal Mining Institute America, Academy Political Science.
Education
Educated schools there and at Baltimore, and in City College, Baltimore.
Career
Appointed statistician United States Geological Survey, 1891. In charge Division of Mineral Resources, 1907-1915, director Anthracite bureau of Information, Philadelphia, 1915-1937. Expert special agent 12th United States Census.
Member Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, 1902.
Achievements
Membership
Member Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, 1902. Member American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Washington Academy Sciences, Geological Society Washington, Washington Society Engineers, Coal Mining Institute America, Academy Political Science. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Connections
Married Laura Harrison Bryan, of Galveston, Texas, April.
