Joel Parker (politician)

Joel Parker
20th Governor of New Jersey
In office
January 20, 1863 – January 16, 1866
Preceded byCharles Smith Olden
Succeeded byMarcus Lawrence Ward
In office
January 16, 1872 – January 19, 1875
Preceded byTheodore Fitz Randolph
Succeeded byJoseph D. Bedle
19th Attorney General of New Jersey
In office
1875
Preceded byRobert Gilchrist Jr.
Succeeded byJoseph Vanatta
Monmouth County Prosecutor
In office
1852–1857
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from Monmouth County
In office
1848–1852
Personal details
BornNovember 24, 1816
near Freehold Township, New Jersey
DiedJanuary 2, 1888(1888-01-02) (aged 71)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materThe College of New Jersey (Princeton University)
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Joel Parker (November 24, 1816 – January 2, 1888) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the 20th governor of New Jersey from 1863 to 1866 and 1872 to 1875. As a Democratic governor during the American Civil War, Parker was one of the leading critics of the Abraham Lincoln administration's domestic and military policy, though he was generally a supporter of the Union war effort. In 1868 and 1876, he was nominated for President of the United States as a favorite son by New Jersey's party delegation.[1]

  1. ^ "Joel Parker". National Governors Association. January 19, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2022.