Background
He was born in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin Parker and Mary Snow, and came to Liverpool, Nova Scotia with his family.
He was born in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin Parker and Mary Snow, and came to Liverpool, Nova Scotia with his family.
He represented Queen"s County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1801 to 1826. He entered business as a coastal trader and also transported goods for other merchants. Parker was also involved in ship building and trade with the West Indies.
He was named a captain in the county militia in 1797 and also served several terms as justice of the peace.
Parker also provided ships and financing for privateers based in Liverpool and, for a time, was the richest man in the town. In 1810, he became a judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the county.
He died in Liverpool in 1843.