Judge  Parker  was  made  a  Mason  in  Benevolent  Lodge  A.  F.  and
A.  M.  of  Milford  in  1808.    At  the  present  time  he  is  a  member  of  Rising
Sun  Lodge  A.  F.  and  A.  M.  of  Nashua.    He  is  a  member  of  John  G.  F<>-
ter  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Nashua,  of  which  he  is  a  past  commander.     He
has  held  appointments  on  the  staff  of  the  Commander-in-chief,  and  served


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twice  as  Judge  Advocate  General  of  the  department  of  New  Hampshire,
G.  A.  R.,  the  last  time  in  1893.  He  was  delegate-at-large  to  the  Na-
tional Encampment,  G.  A.  R.,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  in  Spetember,  1895.
He  is  past-commander  of  the  Department  of  New  Hampshire,  G.  A.  R.,
having  holden  that  position  in  1903-1904;  and  was  in  command  of  the
department  at  the  National  Encampment,  G.  A.  R.,  holden  at  San
Francisco,  Cal.,  in  1903.
As  a  lawyer,  Judge  Parker  stands  high  in  his  profession.  He  is  a
pleasing  public  speaker  and  has  delivered  many  addresses  on  Memorial
Days  and  other  public  occasions.  He  was  the  orator-of-the-day  at  the
celebration  of  the  opening  of  the  Brookline  and  Pepperell  railroad  at
Brookline  in  1892.  He  is  a  writer  of  ability  both  in  poetry  and  prose.
