The Washington bee., 1897-04-10
DELEWARE'S CLAIM.
JOSHUA PARKER is BACKED BY HIS
STATE-A NEW CANDIDATE FOR
THE RECoRDERSHIP.

Mr.. Joshua Parker, resident of the
city and State of Dover, Delaware,
is being pushed by his entire State for
the Office of Recorder of Deeds for
the District of Columbia. Mr.. Parker
is no stranger to the people of this
city and especially to the members
of the bar with whom he has been
! in official contact for a number OF
years. Delaware is no doubt Repub-
/ lican state and no man has done more
/ for the Republican party of that state
than Mr.. Parker. Heis hard worker
and man who has won his way by in
dustry and perseverance, He is per-
sonal friend of ex-senator Higgins,
who has the most implicit confidence
| in him and will do all in his power to
secure the Recorders Office for Mr..
Parker if he can.
| Joshua Parker was born in the little
/ town of Camden, three miles south of
| Dover, Kent County, Delaware, Feb
ruary IS, 1881. His father was then
and for years after body servant to the
renowned statesman of Delaware, John
NJ. Clayton. When the subject Of our
sketch was about three years old his
parents removed to Dover, the capital
of the state, and the county seat of
Kent County; when about fourteen |
years old, ia the year 1S4S, he went to |
live with John NJ. Manlove, then CASH |
ier of the Farmers Bank at Dover, and !
continu d to live with Mr. Manlove |
until that gentleman's death when he |
went 10 live with the Hon. George P. |
Fisher, then a leading member of the I
Kent County bar, and lived with him /
until Mr. Fisher removed TO Baltimore. |
After the removal of Mr.. Fisher to Bal |!
timore, Mr. Parker's father hired him
to the Hon. Mckinsy Johns, then
chancellor of the State of Delaware !
and residing in New Castle. While |
in the employ of Mr. Johns he arrived
at the age of twenty-one years; being
then free to choose for himself he re-
turned to Dover and obtained employ
ment at the Capital Hotel where he
was headwaiter for period of ten
wears, and having accumulated some
savings during that period he COM
menCed business as a contractor IN {
which business he continued until the
year 1860. When the war broke out
MIR. Parker was among the first IN I
Dover to be drafted, and to the front
I I.
as he was in thorough sympathy with
the object of the war, and would have
gone but for the pleading of his mother,
he beng the only son, and TO satisfy
her he procured a substitute, paying
the sum of $500 for such
In 1850 Mr, Parker was appointed
bailiff of the Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbia, which office he
held for eight years. In 1877 he was !
appointed messenger IN the Surgeon
Generals Office under Hon. Robert
I Lincoln which appointment he re-
signed April s, 1888, and returned TO |
Dover TO attend TO his farming and |
other interest in that place, where he
remained until April I, 1890, when he /
went to Washington again TO NIL a sit +;
uation which had been provided Tor |
him through the influence OF Senator
Anthony Higgins and for three years
was that Senator's confidential man !
to attend TO outside matters pertaining |
to the Senator private affairs.
In 1895 when politics took a Demo
cratic turn Mr.. Parker returned 10 |
Dover, Del.
Mr.. Parker is a member of the Kent /
County iDelawarel Republican Com |
niittee, was delegate TO the St Louis /,
convention, but gave his proxy to Mar .
tin Burris, esq, believing that Mr.. Bur |
ris would better advocate and promote |
the nomination of Hon. VIM. Mckln- /
lev for President Mr. Parker attend |
ed the convention as an alternate, and |
no man reJoiced more than he at the !
result of that convention.
Mr.. Parker although upwards OF so !
wears of age is healthy robust man, |
and in Washington as well as in Della |
ware is known as a diligent and cor
rect business man. Mr.. Parker has
ALWAYS been considered as a leader
and sort of father TO the colored race,
and since 1870 has been identified with
every movement calculated TO promote
its welfare. and his application for
the Office of Recorder Of Deeds for the
District Of Columbia is endorsed by
every one who knows him in Delaware
not only Republicans but leading DEM
ocrats have cordially recommended
him for the position.