Parker, Richard Elliot, 1783-1840

LC control no.	n 97045336
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Parker, Richard Elliot, 1783-1840 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Parker, Richard Elliott, 1783-1840
Associated country	United States
Located	Virginia
Birth date	1783-12-27
Death date	1840-09-09
Place of birth	Westmoreland County (Va.)
Place of death	Clarke County (Va.)
Affiliation	Washington Academy (Lexington, Va.) Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupation	Legislators Lawyers
Found in	Library of Congress Manuscript Division for Van Buren, M. Papers, 1787-1910 (Parker, Richard Elliot; correspondent) WWWA, His.v., 1942 (Parker, Richard Elliot;b. 1783, d, 1840; U.S. senator from Va.; judge, Va. Sup. Ct. of Appeals; declined appnt. as Van Buren's atty. gen.) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed April 22, 2024 (Parker, Richard Elliott, a Senator from Virginia; born at "Rock Spring," Westmoreland County, Va., December 27, 1783; attended the public schools and graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va., in 1803; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1804 and practiced in Westmoreland County; member, State House of Delegates 1807-1809; served as a lieutenant-colonel with the 111th Regiment during the War of 1812; returned to practice in Westmoreland County; judge of the general court of Virginia 1817-1836; judge of the Virginia court of law and chancery 1831-1836; elected as a Jacksonian (later Democrat) to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Benjamin W. Leigh and served from December 12, 1836, to March 13, 1837, when he resigned; judge of the State Supreme Court of Appeals 1837-1840; died on his estate, "Soldier's Retreat," in Clarke County, Va., September 9, 1840; interment in Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery in Berryville, Clarke County,Va.)