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George Proctor Parker
27 Mar 1885 – 17 Feb 1937
| Birth | 27 Mar 1885 |
| Death | 17 Feb 1937 |
| Cemetery | Provo City Cemetery Provo , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Annie Duckett Hundley on 15 Jun 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87863579 |
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Interment 17 Feb 1937
Bio
George Proctor Parker 1885 - 1937 Early Life: He was born March 27, 1885, in American Fork, Utah, a son of Thomas Battersby and Elizabeth Proctor Parker, pioneers of northern Utah County. He was raised on a farm and attended public schools before entering Brigham Young University, graduating in 1906. Life’s Work | Service | Interests: On June 12, 1907, he married Nellie Maria Oliver, of Provo, in the Salt Lake Temple. For two years, they lived in Alberta, Canada, and in 1909, he entered the University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor, graduating in 1911. ❦ He immediately returned to Provo to begin the practice of law. He was also city attorney for American Fork. For some time, he was a law partner of Congressman J. W. Robinson. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a member of the Fifth Ward bishopric for a number of years. ❦ In 1924, he was elected Judge of the Fourth District Court, and four years later, was elected attorney general on the Republican state ticket. He was renominated in 1932, but was defeated by Joseph Chez, incumbent. During his incumbency, Judge Parker was entrusted with protecting Utah’s rights in the litigation of Colorado River water, which was to be impounded in the Boulder Dam Reservoir. ❦ He also argued several cases before the United States Supreme Court, the most important of which concerned the constitutionality of the state law forbidding cigarette advertising on billboards. He was successful in his pleadings on this case. ❦ Judge Parker attempted to handle all of the state's legal business in his department and argued before the state supreme court 56 industrial commission cases, 41 criminal appeal cases, and several civil and county suits, besides preparing 562 opinions for the heads of executive departments. During his term, the National Association of Attorney Generals elected him to its executive committee. Judge George Proctor Parker, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 17, 1937, in Long Beach, California, following a lingering heart illness for more than a year. He was 51. Survived By: His widow; three sons and a daughter: Thomas Oliver Parker, Edward William Parker, and Mrs. Steven L. Hansen, of Salt Lake City; and George Alton Parker, a law student at Washington, DC; a brother and three sisters: Mrs. Reed Gardner and James Parker, of Salt Lake City; Mrs. J. C. Hansen, of South Jordan; and Mrs. Rulon Nocholes, of American Fork. Interment: Provo City Cemetery Obituary: Uintah Basin Standard | Duchesne, UT | 19 Feb 1937 | p.1 | shared by Dave Johnson . More Sources: The Daily Herald | Provo, UT | 18 Feb 1937 | p. 1 Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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- Viola Parker Patterson 1879–1934
- Melinda Jane Parker Hansen 1888–1948
- Myra Ann Parker Gardner 1891–1941
Children
- Irma Parker 1908–1920 FaG
- George A Parker 1914–1994 FaG
- Dorothy Parker Hansen 1916–2003 FaG
- Thomas Oliver Parker 1918–2005 FaG
- Edward William "Ed" Parker 1922–1986 FaG
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