Alban J. Parker

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Alban J. Parker (March 21, 1893 – May 10, 1971) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as Vermont Attorney General from 1941 to 1947.

Biography[]

Alban James Parker was born in Morrisville, Vermont on March 21, 1893, the son of Joel R. and Ann R. (Bullock) Parker.[1] He graduated from Morrisville's People's Academy in 1911, and attended Middlebury College.[1] After graduating in 1916, he worked as a school teacher and principal in Keene, New Hampshire, Hartford, Vermont, and White River Junction, Vermont.[1]

Parker enlisted for World War I, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Ordnance Corps, and served in the aerial armament field at posts including Camp Devens, Massachusetts, and Selfridge Field, Michigan until receiving his discharge in October 1919.[1][2]

Upon returning to Vermont, Parker resumed his career as a teacher and principal, and also studied law in the Hartford office of attorney Raymond J. Trainor.[1] In 1926 he was admitted to the bar and began to practice in partnership with Trainor.[1] He subsequently relocated to Springfield, Vermont, where he continued to practice law.[1]

A Republican, from 1933 to 1937 Parker served as state's attorney for Windsor County.[3] From 1937 to 1941 he was Vermont's Deputy Attorney General.[3]

In 1940, Parker was the successful Republican nominee for Vermont Attorney General.[4] He was reelected in 1942 and 1944, and served from January 1941 to January 1947.[3] He did not run for reelection in 1946.[5]

After serving as attorney general, Parker resumed practicing law.[3] From 1949 to 1953 he served in the Vermont House of Representatives.[3] In January 1954, he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Vermont State Senate.[6]

Parker died in Springfield on May 10, 1971.[7] He was buried at Oakland Cemetery in Springfield.[7]

Family[]

In 1918, Parker married Alice G. Harriman of Middlebury.[1] In 1941, he married his second wife, Caroline Bernardini.[7]

Parker was the father of three children, daughters Harriet Ann and Judith, and son Richard Henry.[1][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i The Vermont of Today.
  2. ^ Roster of Vermont Men and Women in the World War.
  3. ^ a b c d e The American Bar.
  4. ^ "Four Appointments Are Still Held Up".
  5. ^ "Clifton Parker Candidate for Attorney-Gen.".
  6. ^ "Corliss, New FHA Chief".
  7. ^ a b c d "Attorney A. J. Parker Dies".

Sources[]

Books[]

  • Johnson, Herbert T. (1927). Roster of Vermont Men and Women in the World War. Tuttle Company: Rutland, VT. p. 984.
  • Stone, Arthur F. (1929). The Vermont of Today, with its Background, Attractions and People. Vol. 3. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 89.
  • The American Bar. Vol. 25. Minneapolis, MN: J.C. Fifield Company. 1962. p. 1481.

Newspapers[]

Political offices
Preceded by Vermont Attorney General
1941–1947 		Succeeded by
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