Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . , wasborn in Morristown, New Jersey, August 6,1S4S, son of Cortlandt and Elizabeth W. (Stites)Parker. He was educated at the Rev. Dr. Pingrysschool in Newark, the Newark and Phillips (An-dover) Academies and at Princeton, from whichhe was graduated as Valedictorian in 1867. Hestudied law in Newark, and at the Columbia LawSchool, from which he received the degree of Bach-elor of Laws in 1869. He was admitted at the
Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . , wasborn in Morristown, New Jersey, August 6,1S4S, son of Cortlandt and Elizabeth W. (Stites)Parker. He was educated at the Rev. Dr. Pingrysschool in Newark, the Newark and Phillips (An-dover) Academies and at Princeton, from whichhe was graduated as Valedictorian in 1867. Hestudied law in Newark, and at the Columbia LawSchool, from which he received the degree of Bach-elor of Laws in 1869. He was admitted at the Barof New Jersey as an attorney in 1S70, and as coun-sellor in 1873. Since then he has practised law atNewark, New Jersey. Mr. Parker is an activeRepublican. He was a member of the New JerseyAssembly during the sessions of 1S85 and 18S6,and was elected to the National House of Repre-sentatives in 1894; re-elected in 1896 and 1898,and served in that body on the Committees on Mil-itary Affairs, Militia, Judiciary, and War has spoken often and earnestly, though usuallybriefly, on matters of national concern, for example,against a Compulsory Metric system ; against the. R. WAYNE PARKER PARKER, Richard Wayne Princeton 1867, 1870 — Columbia 1869. Born in Morristown, N. J., 1848 ; graduated Prince-ton, 1867 ; Columbia. 1869; admitted as attorney for reports principally on mihtary subjects, and also scaling down of the Pacific Railroad Debt ; for theHull Bill for the Reorganization of the Army ; forvarious increases of LTnited States Judges, as well as UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS 147 the minority report against the forfeiture of seats ofmembers who were volunteer ofificers in the Spanish\Var. He has been especially interested in the wel-fare of the army. He is himself Captain of theEssex Troop of Light Cavalry, of which he has beena member since its organization in 1890, and is amember of the University Club, New York; theEssex Club, Newark; the Essex
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