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Parker, Joel 1795-1875

Jurist; born in Jaffrey N. H., Jan. 25, 1795; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1811; admitted to the bar and began practice in Keene, N. H., in 1815; became chief-justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire in 1836; was Professor of Medical Jurisprudence in Dartmouth College in 1847-57. His publications include Daniel Webster as a jurist; The non-extension of slavery; Personal liberty laws and slavery in the Territories; The right of secession; Constitutional law; The War powers of Congress and the President; Revolution and construction; The three powers of government; Conflict of decisions, etc. He died in Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 17, 1875.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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