Clifton G. Parker (October 2, 1906 – April 19, 1988) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as Vermont Attorney General for three terms.
Clifton G. Parker | |
|---|---|
| President of the Vermont Bar Association | |
| In office 1959–1960 | |
| Preceded by | Sterry R. Waterman |
| Succeeded by | Luke A. Crispe |
| 11th Vermont Attorney General | |
| In office 1947–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Alban J. Parker |
| Succeeded by | F. Elliott Barber Jr. |
| State's Attorney of Lamoille County, Vermont | |
| In office 1936–1941 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin N. Hulburd |
| Succeeded by | George A. King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1906 Wolcott, Vermont, US |
| Died | April 19, 1988 (aged 81) Burlington, Vermont, US |
| Resting place | Pleasant View Cemetery, Morrisville, Vermont, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Florence Simmons (m. 1926) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Hardwick Academy, Hardwick, Vermont, US |
| Profession | Attorney |
Biography
editClifton Goodrich Parker was born in Wolcott, Vermont on October 2, 1906, the son of H. Alton and Katie (Goodrich) Parker.[1] He graduated from Hardwick Academy, and became a clerk for a local judge.[1] He then studied law at the office of attorney James Campbell in St. Johnsbury, and attained admission to the bar in 1935.[1] He practiced law in Morrisville, initially as the partner of Frederick G. Fleetwood, and later as a sole practitioner.[1]
A Republican, Parker served as state's attorney of Lamoille County from 1936 to 1941.[2]
In 1939, he was appointed first assistant clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives, and he served until 1941.[2][3] In 1943 he was elected Clerk of the House as the replacement for Harold J. Arthur during Arthur's military service for World War II.[4][5] Parker served as Clerk until 1947, when he was succeeded by Arthur.[5]
In December 1941 he accepted Alban J. Parker's (no relation) appointment as Vermont's deputy attorney general, and he served until the end of Parker's term in 1947.[2][6] In 1946, Clifton Parker was the successful Republican nominee to succeed Alban Parker.[7] He was reelected in 1948 and 1950, and served from 1947 until resigning effective December 31, 1952.[8][9][10] He was succeeded by F. Elliott Barber Jr., who won the 1952 election for the term beginning in January 1953; the Governor of Vermont appointed Barber to fill the vacancy caused by Parker's resignation.[10]
He was active in the Vermont Bar Association, and served as its president from 1959 to 1960.[11] In addition, he was a member of the state Board of Bar Examiners for several years.[2] Parker was also active in local government for both Morrisville and Morristown, including serving on the water and power commission, town attorney, and town meeting moderator.[1]
Parker was an amateur radio operator and a licensed boat captain; during World War II he invented a navigational device which was used by the United States Navy, and he also designed several railroad radio communication systems.[1]
Parker died in Burlington on April 19, 1988.[1] He was buried at Pleasant View Cemetery in Morrisville.[12]
Family
editIn 1926, Parker was married to Florence Simmons, and they were the parents of six children – Dee, Robert, Charlotte, Arlyn, Carolyn, and William.[1][13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Obituary, Clifton Parker".
- ^ a b c d Vermont Legislative Directory.
- ^ "Parker Named Ass't House Clerk".
- ^ "Asa S. Bloomer Elected Speaker of the House".
- ^ a b "List of Clerks of the Vermont House of Representatives".
- ^ "Clifton Parker is Named Deputy Attorney General".
- ^ "Clifton Parker Today Becomes Attorney General".
- ^ "State's Attorney Deshaw Candidate to Succeed Parker as Atty. General".
- ^ "It's Official Now: GOP Slate Victors in State Election".
- ^ a b "Parker Resigns Attorney-General Post as of Dec. 31".
- ^ "Past Presidents of the Vermont Bar Association".
- ^ "Vermont Death Records".
- ^ "Obituary, Eleanor Simmons Parker".
Sources
editBooks
edit- Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1951. p. 674.
Newspapers
edit- "Parker Named Ass't House Clerk". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. January 11, 1939. p. 4.
- "Clifton Parker is Named Deputy Attorney General". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. December 5, 1941. p. 2.
- "Asa S. Bloomer Elected Speaker of the House". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. January 7, 1943. pp. 1, 13.
- "Clifton Parker Today Becomes Attorney General". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. Vermont Press Bureau. February 1, 1947. p. 2.
- "State's Attorney Deshaw Candidate to Succeed Parker as Atty. General". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. March 31, 1952. p. 9.
- "Parker Resigns Attorney-General Post as of Dec. 31; Elliott Barber Jr. Named to Office". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. December 27, 1952. p. 2.
- "It's Official Now: GOP Slate Victors in State Election". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. Vermont Press Bureau. January 5, 1953. p. 5.
- "Obituary, Clifton Parker". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. April 21, 1988. p. 18.
- "Obituary, Florence Simmons Parker". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. February 2, 1989. p. 10.
Internet
edit- "List of Clerks of the Vermont House of Representatives". Montpelier, VT: Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Past Presidents of the Vermont Bar Association" (PDF). vtbar.org/. Vermont Bar Association. 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- "Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, Entry for Clifton Goodrich Parker". Ancestry.com. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com, LLC. 1988. Retrieved December 10, 2024.