Background
Parker, Horatio Newton was born on February 3, 1871 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Horatio G. and Harriet (Newton) Parker.
Parker, Horatio Newton was born on February 3, 1871 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Horatio G. and Harriet (Newton) Parker.
Student Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1890-1895.
Assistant biologist Boston Water Works, 1896-1899. Assistant and chief biologist, Metropolitan Water Works, 1900-1901. Health officer, Montclair, New Jersey, 1901-1904.
Assistant hydrographer and assistant engineer United States Geological Survey, 1904-1910.
Dairy bacteriologist, University of Illinois, and assistant at Experiment Station, 1910-1917. Lecturer on municipal sanitation, Indiana University, 1917.
Bacteriologist and program editor Delineator 7th baby campaign, 1917-1918. City bacteriologist and chemist, Jacksonville, Florida, 1918-1945.
Director food and laboratory division, Health Department, 1923-1945.
Fellow American Public Health Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Florida Academy Sciences. Member Society American Bacteriologists, American Chemical Society, American Dairy Science Association, International Association Milk Sanitarians (president 1932-1933), Association Food and Drug Officials of United States, Association Food and Drug Officials of South.E. States (president 1924), New England Water Works Association, Florida Public Health Association (president 1931-1932), et cetera Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle).; Clubs: Torch, Civitan (president 1939-1940).
Married Margaret L. Irwin (Bachelor of Arts, University of Kansas), February 25, 1922. Children: Jeannette Harriet, Horatio Newton, Margaret Irwin.