Background
His father was Doctor Alexander Parker, a prominent physician of Essex County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Beale, daughter of William Beale.
His father was Doctor Alexander Parker, a prominent physician of Essex County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Beale, daughter of William Beale.
He was appointed a judge of the general court in January 1788, in which capacity he also briefly served on the first Court of Appeals. He remained on the bench of the General Court until his death on April 4, 1813, at Lawfield, his residence in Westmoreland. A grandson, Richard East. Parker (1783–1840), was a Virginia jurist and lawyer who served briefly in the United States. Senate.
He was a member of the Westmoreland County Committee of Safety in 1775 and represented that county in the House of Delegates in 1778.