The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Parker, John
b. 1799-10-21
d. 1881-09-05
John Parker was a Whig politician who served as Sheffield MP for 20 years.1 He held several posts in Whig governments, including first parliamentary secretary
of the admiralty during the period 1849-1852.2
1. G. C. Boase, rev. H. C. G. Matthew, Parker, John (1799–1881),Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
2. Ibid.
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