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Alton Brooks Parker (May 14, 1852 – May 10, 1926) was an American judge. He was the Democratic nominee in the 1904 United States presidential election, losing in a landslide to incumbent Republican Theodore Roosevelt . A native of upstate New York, Parker practiced law in Kingston, New York, before being appointed to the New York ...
Há 4 dias · Alton B. Parker (born May 14, 1852, Cortland, N.Y., U.S.—died May 10, 1926, New York, N.Y.) was an American jurist and Democratic presidential nominee in 1904, defeated by the incumbent, Theodore Roosevelt. Having practiced law in Kingston, N.Y., Parker was elected surrogate of Ulster county in 1877 and reelected six years later.
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Biography. by Robert M. Mandelbaum. Only one Court of Appeals Judge has ever run for President of the United States. He lost in a landslide. Alton B. Parker was born May 14, 1852, on a modest farm just outside Cortland, New York.
The Democrats eventually united around Alton Parker, the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as their 1904 presidential nominee. Parker had been the campaign manager for New York Governor David B. Hill in 1885 and acquired a reputation for fairness, competence, and courtesy as a judge.
- Lost general election
- 1904 U.S. presidential election
Since the two Democratic nominees from the past did not seek the presidential nomination, Alton B. Parker, a Bourbon Democrat from New York, emerged as the frontrunner. Parker was the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals and was respected by both Democrats and Republicans in his state.
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U. V. W. Y. Z. Alton B. Parker. Years. 1851-1926. Roles. Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, 1897. Biography. In 1898, Judge Parker was elected to the Court of Appeals as Chief Judge. See his full biography HERE. Alton B. Parker has been described as the most unfairly forgotten of forgotten men.
This first full-length biography of Alton Brooks Parker provides an in-depth look into the life, career, and legacy of one of the most important New Yorkers of the Gilded Age.
