Richard Parker (judge, born 1729)

Oil on canvas portrait of Judge Richard Parker by Charles S. Forbes

Richard Parker (1729–1813) was a prominent American lawyer and judge from Westmoreland County, Virginia in the Northern Neck.[1]

Biography

His father was Alexander Parker, a physician of Essex County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Beale, daughter of William Beale. He was a member of the Westmoreland County Committee of Safety in 1775 and represented that county in the House of Delegates in 1778. He was appointed a judge of the general court in January 1788, in which capacity he also briefly served on the first Court of Appeals.[2] He remained on the bench of the General Court until his death on April 4, 1813, at Lawfield, his residence in Westmoreland. One of his sons, Richard Parker (1751–1780) became a Continental Army regimental commander during the American Revolutionary War and was killed at the Siege of Charleston. A grandson, Richard E. Parker (1783–1840), was a Virginia jurist and lawyer who served briefly in the U.S. Senate.

Notes

  1. ^ Arthur Meredyth Burke (June 1, 2009). The Prominent Families of the United States of America. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-8063-1308-5.
  2. ^ "Richard Parker, January 4, 1788-March 5, 1789". Virginia Appellate Court History. May 2, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
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