page_title: Maurice W. Parker Sr.
section_title: Marksman
hierarchical_section_title: Maurice W. Parker Sr. / Marksman
caption_attribution_description: English: Maurice W. Parker, Sr. at rifle range.
context_page_description: Maurice Wesley Parker Sr. was an American voice coach, record-setting marksman, champion billiard player, landscape painter and violin maker.
context_section_description: While in medical school, Parker joined the First Corps Cadets, which was part of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia.  Entering as a private, he became successively sergeant, battalion adjutant, and captain and inspector of rifles.  For several years he was the leader of the rifle team, and was considered one of the most effective instructors in the country.  The team from First Corps defeated not only all others in the militia, but also those representing the regular army and the navy.  Parker himself set a world’s record on some targets.  These targets were subsequently changed, and the record has never been equaled. 
  Matches included targets at distances up to 1,000 yards, and at this extreme range, Parker once made a score of 49 out of 50.  In 1906, in a skirmish match involving running up toward a target and firing 20 shots at various distances, he made a perfect score, a record for all ranges in the United States.
caption: Parker at rifle range.
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