Isaac Parker
Full Name: Isaac ParkerDate of birth: April 7, 1793
Date of death: April 14, 1883
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 44 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th | Unknown / Tarrant | Ellis, Tarrant | ||
| S | 7 | Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 | 4th (1) (2) | Unknown / Houston | Anderson, Cherokee | ||
| S | 10 | Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 | 3rd (3) (4) (5) | Unknown / Houston | Anderson, Cherokee, Houston | ||
| S | 4 | Feb 16, 1846 - Nov 5, 1849 | 1st (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) 2nd (6) | Unknown / Houston | Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elect presented their credentials, qualified, and took their seats, 11/3/1851, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal.
(3) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(4) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(5) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office, 11/5/1849, p. 3. Senate Journal.
(6) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(7) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(8) 1st Legislature - District of Nacogdoches, Rusk, and Houston, Isaac Parker and Jos. L. Hogg. Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 2/16/1846, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(9) 1st Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office and Classification of Senators, 3/3/1846, p. 60. Drew "second class" (4-year term). Senate Journal.
(10) 1st Legislature - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 2/16/1846, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(11) Description of drawing of terms for Senators, first-class two-year terms and second-class four-year terms, 3/3/1846, p. 180. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
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House District 44
Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 Legislatures: 6th Home City/County: Unknown / Tarrant Counties in district: Ellis, Tarrant |
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Senate District 7
Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 Legislatures: 4th (1) (2) Home City/County: Unknown / Houston Counties in district: Anderson, Cherokee |
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Senate District 10
Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 Legislatures: 3rd (3) (4) (5) Home City/County: Unknown / Houston Counties in district: Anderson, Cherokee, Houston |
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Senate District 4
Feb 16, 1846 - Nov 5, 1849 Legislatures: 1st (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) 2nd (6) Home City/County: Unknown / Houston Counties in district: Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elect presented their credentials, qualified, and took their seats, 11/3/1851, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal.
(3) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(4) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(5) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office, 11/5/1849, p. 3. Senate Journal.
(6) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(7) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(8) 1st Legislature - District of Nacogdoches, Rusk, and Houston, Isaac Parker and Jos. L. Hogg. Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 2/16/1846, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(9) 1st Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office and Classification of Senators, 3/3/1846, p. 60. Drew "second class" (4-year term). Senate Journal.
(10) 1st Legislature - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 2/16/1846, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(11) Description of drawing of terms for Senators, first-class two-year terms and second-class four-year terms, 3/3/1846, p. 180. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, p. 148. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
- Biographical sketches of Isaac Parker (born 4/7/1793) and Isaac Duke Parker (born 10/23/1821), pp. 290-291. Relatives: Isaac Parker, father; Isaac Duke Parker, son. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
- PARKER, ISAAC (1793-1883). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Isaac Parker, pp. 1-4. Historical Sketch of Parker County and Weatherford, Texas, 1877.
- Biographical sketch and political career, pp. 127-128, 165. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
Military Service Notes
- Texas Army, member of Captain Elisha Clapp's Company, Texas Revolution. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
Other Resources
- Isaac Parker, birth date 4/7/1793, death date 4/14/1883, burial in Turner Graveyard, Weatherford, Parker County. Includes portrait, historical marker photo. Find a Grave.
- PARKER COUNTY named for Isaac Parker. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Account of a campaign exchange between Isaac Parker and Dr. J.W. Jowers, pp. 4-10. Historical Sketch of Parker County and Weatherford, Texas, 1877.
- Mentioned in "Establishing Parker County," pp. 18-19. History of Parker County and the Double Log Cabin: being a brief symposium of the early history of Parker County, together with short biographical sketches of early settlers and their trials, 1937.
- Listed in "Smith County and Seventh Senatorial District Legislators, 1st—16th Regular Sessions, 1846-1879," The Tyler Journal, 5/29/1936, p. 67, crediting Smith County Historical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1845. Journals of the Convention, assembled at the city of Austin on the Fourth of July, 1845, for the purpose of framing a constitution for the State of Texas, pp. 377-378. Austin: Miner & Cruger, printers to the Convention, 1845. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
- Historical markers, Isaac Parker, Weatherford, Parker County. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission). Isaac Parker (2655) Isaac Parker (2656)
Committee Information top
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6th R.S. - 1855
Constitutional Amendments, Select County and County Boundaries Indian Affairs State Affairs (Chair) Surveying Public Lands, Select | ||
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4th R.S. - 1851
Claims and Accounts (Chair) Penitentiary Private Land Claims Roads, Bridges and Ferries | ||
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3rd R.S. - 1849
Comptroller and Treasurer, Examine Engrossed Bills Indian Affairs Judicial Districts, Select Penitentiary (Chair) Private Land Claims | ||
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2nd R.S. - 1847
Claims and Accounts (Chair) Internal Improvements Post Routes | ||
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1st R.S. - 1846
Affairs of State Finance Indian Affairs Republic of Texas Fines, Penalities, Forfeitures & Escheats, Consideration of |
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