Background
Stephen Henry Parker was the second son of Stephen Stanley Parker (1817-1904) and his wife Elizabeth, née Sewell. He was the grandson of Stephen Parker (c1795-1879), a pioneer settler in York, Western Australia.
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Stephen Henry Parker was the second son of Stephen Stanley Parker (1817-1904) and his wife Elizabeth, née Sewell. He was the grandson of Stephen Parker (c1795-1879), a pioneer settler in York, Western Australia.
Parker was educated at the Bishop"s School, Perth, and was called to the bar in 1868.
In 1878 he moved for the introduction of a bill to amend the constitution, but this motion was defeated. A constitution bill for responsible government was passed by the Legislative Council on 26 April 1889, but was met with some opposition in the British house of commons. lieutenant was suggested and agreed that a delegation consisting of the retiring governor, Sir Frederick Broome, Sir Thomas Cockburn-Campbell and Parker should go to London to see the bill through the British parliament.
The delegation was able to give a good answer to all objections raised, and subsequently the bill was passed and became law.
He served as colonial secretary in the John Forrest ministry from October 1892 to December 1894 when he retired. He was also chairman of the Perth City Council from November 1877 to 1879, for a few months in 1880-1881 and Mayor from February to October 1892.
Personal life and death
She died in 1914. He was attorney-general for two months in 1933 and chief secretary in 1948-1950.
He died on December 13, 1927.
He became a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council and advocated responsible government for the colony. Their second son Hubert Stanley Wyborn Parker (1883-1966) was the member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for North-East Fremantle in 1930-1933, and of the Western Australian Legislative Council for Metropolitan-Suburban province in 1934-1954.
Spouse 1872, Amy Katherine,daughter of G. West. Leake, Queen's Counsel
