Joel Parker (politician)

Joel Parker
20th Governor of New Jersey
In office January 20, 1863 – January 16, 1866
Preceded by	Charles Smith Olden
Succeeded by	Marcus Lawrence Ward
In office January 16, 1872 – January 19, 1875
Preceded by	Theodore Fitz Randolph
Succeeded by	Joseph D. Bedle
19th Attorney General of New Jersey
In office 1875
Preceded by	Robert Gilchrist Jr.
Succeeded by	Joseph Vanatta
Monmouth County Prosecutor
In office 1852–1857
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from Monmouth County
In office 1848–1852
Personal details
Born	November 24, 1816 near Freehold Township, New Jersey
Died	January 2, 1888(1888-01-02) (aged 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	The College of New Jersey (Princeton University)
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Joel Parker (November 24, 1816 – January 2, 1888) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the 20th governor of New Jersey from 1863 to 1866 and 1872 to 1875. As a Democratic governor during the American Civil War, Parker was one of the leading critics of the Abraham Lincoln administration's domestic and military policy, though he was generally a supporter of the Union war effort. In 1868 and 1876, he was nominated for President of the United States as a favorite son by New Jersey's party delegation.^[1]