He was born in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin Parker and Mary Snow, and came to Liverpool, Nova Scotia with his family. He entered business as a coastal trader and also transported goods for other merchants. With his brother Benjamin, he entered the trade in salmon and mackerel caught off Newfoundland. Parker was also involved in shipbuilding and trade with the West Indies. In 1780, he married Martha Knowles. He was named a captain in the Queens County militia in 1797[1] and also served several terms as justice of the peace. Parker also provided ships and financing for privateers based in Liverpool and, for a time, was the richest man in the town. In 1810, he became a judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the county. He died in Liverpool in 1843.
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^"Biography – PARKER, SNOW – Volume VII (1836-1850) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
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snow, parker, 1760, september, 1843, merchant, judge, political, figure, nova, scotia, represented, queen, county, nova, scotia, house, assembly, from, 1801, 1826, born, yarmouth, massachusetts, benjamin, parker, mary, snow, came, liverpool, nova, scotia, with. Snow Parker May 16 1760 September 18 1843 was a merchant judge and political figure in Nova Scotia He represented Queen s County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1801 to 1826 He was born in Yarmouth Massachusetts the son of Benjamin Parker and Mary Snow and came to Liverpool Nova Scotia with his family He entered business as a coastal trader and also transported goods for other merchants With his brother Benjamin he entered the trade in salmon and mackerel caught off Newfoundland Parker was also involved in shipbuilding and trade with the West Indies In 1780 he married Martha Knowles He was named a captain in the Queens County militia in 1797 1 and also served several terms as justice of the peace Parker also provided ships and financing for privateers based in Liverpool and for a time was the richest man in the town In 1810 he became a judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the county He died in Liverpool in 1843 References edit Biography PARKER SNOW Volume VII 1836 1850 Dictionary of Canadian Biography www biographi ca Retrieved 2023 09 14 External links editBiography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Snow Parker amp oldid 1175340109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
