Ira W. Parker

Ira Willard Parker (April 9, 1877 – August 23, 1960) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, Parker went to the public schools in Markesan, Wisconsin and St. Cloud, Minnesota.[1] Parker was president of Markesan State Bank.[1] He married Margie Wood in 1915 and, following her death in 1939, married Irma Hill in 1940.[1] On February 28, 1921, Parker was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, as a Republican, in a special election caused by the death of Samuel Owens, who had served in the Wisconsin Assembly since 1919.[2][3] Parker later served on the Green Lake County Board of Supervisors. Parker died at his home in Markesan, Wisconsin after a long illness.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ira Parker, Markesan Banker, Dies". The Oshkosh Northwestern. August 24, 1960. p. 17. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Parker Succeeds Owen". Iron County Miner. February 11, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved March 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1921, Biographical Sketch of Ira W. Parker, p. 271.
  4. ^ Ira W. Parker Dies; Was State Banker, Racine Journal-Times, August 25, 1960, p. 38.


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