LC control no. | n 91101852 |
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Personal name heading | Parke, Benjamin, 1777-1835 |
Found in | NUCMC data from Indiana Historical Society for Knox County miscellaneous papers collection, 1764-1833 (Benjamin Parke) Enc. of frontier bio., 1988 (Benjamin Parke, 1777-1835; military officer and jurist; b. New Jersey; admitted to bar, Lexington, Ky., 1797; moved to Vincennes, Ind., where he practiced law and served in various political offices and 2 terms in Congress (1805-1808) as rep. from Indiana; fought Indians; first pres., Indiana Historical Society) |