Joel Parker (politician)
Joel Parker | |
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| 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 (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.