Daniel Parker | |
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Born | Shirley, Massachusetts | January 29, 1782
Died | April 5, 1846 Washington, D.C. | (aged 64)
Place of Burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1814–1822 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands held |
Adjutant General of the U.S. Army Inspector General of the U.S. Army Paymaster General of the U.S. Army |
Other work | Chief Clerk of the War Department |
Daniel Parker (January 29, 1782, Shirley, Massachusetts [1] – April 5, 1846, Washington, D.C. [2]) made his career in the United States Department of War and the United States Army.
He was the son of Lieutenant James Parker and Sarah Dickinson. [1] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1801, read law, and was admitted to the bar in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He became chief clerk in the U. S. War Department in 1810. On 22 November 1814, he became adjutant general and inspector general of the U.S. Army. In 1821, he became paymaster general. In 1841 he returned to the War Department as chief clerk. [3]
His remains were buried 7 April 1846 in the Historic Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. [4]
Daniel Parker | |
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Born | Shirley, Massachusetts | January 29, 1782
Died | April 5, 1846 Washington, D.C. | (aged 64)
Place of Burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1814–1822 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands held |
Adjutant General of the U.S. Army Inspector General of the U.S. Army Paymaster General of the U.S. Army |
Other work | Chief Clerk of the War Department |
Daniel Parker (January 29, 1782, Shirley, Massachusetts [1] – April 5, 1846, Washington, D.C. [2]) made his career in the United States Department of War and the United States Army.
He was the son of Lieutenant James Parker and Sarah Dickinson. [1] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1801, read law, and was admitted to the bar in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He became chief clerk in the U. S. War Department in 1810. On 22 November 1814, he became adjutant general and inspector general of the U.S. Army. In 1821, he became paymaster general. In 1841 he returned to the War Department as chief clerk. [3]
His remains were buried 7 April 1846 in the Historic Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. [4]