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. 1 2 3 4 "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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