Daniel Parker (general)

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Daniel Parker
Born	January 29, 1782(1782-01-29) Massachusetts
Died	April 5, 1846(1846-04-05) (aged 64) Washington, D.C.
Place of Burial	Congressional Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1814–1822
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	Adjutant General of the U.S. Army Inspector General of the U.S. Army Paymaster General of the U.S. Army
Other work	Chief Clerk of the War Department

Daniel Parker (January 29, 1782–April 5, 1846) was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General, Inspector General, and Paymaster General of the U.S. Army, as well as Chief Clerk of the War Department.

Daniel Parker, son of Lieut. James Parker & Sarah Dickinson

Daniel b. 27 January 1782, Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts [Vital Records of Shirley, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Name: New England Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1918;), Pg.74."PARKER, Daniel, s. James and Sarah [(Dickinson) B.R.], Jan. 29, 1782."]

Daniel d. 5 April 1846, Washington, District of Columbia ["Gen. Daniel Parker; Chief Clerk; War Department; Washington; Sunday"] (News Article) Date: 1846-04-09; Paper: Morning News "Gen, Daniel Parker, an officer of the last war, and for a time Chief Cleck of the War Department of Washington, died in that city on Sunday last."] ...also" [The National Intelligencer, April 5, 1846 "On Sunday evening, the 5th instant, in this city, after an illness of several weeks, General Daniel Parker. His friends and acquaintances are invited to attend his funeral from his residence on F street, at half past 3 o'clock this day (Tuesday), the 7th instant. General Parker was a native of Massachusetts. He came to this city before the commencement of the late war, to fill the responsible post of Chief Clerk of the War Department. From this arduous office, in the times in which he filled it, and where his signal services and extensive capacity for business were justly appreciated by the administration of the excellent Madison, Gen. P. was transferred to the office of Adjutant and Inspector General of the Army, with the rank of Brigadier General, which he held to the year 1821. In late years he was again in the chief clerkship of the Department of War. In every public office he was distinguished by exemplary devotion to official duty. In his last painful illness he possessed all his faculties to the end, and met death with a fortitude and resignation to which human nature, however sustained by courage and piety, is rarely equal".]

Daniel buried: 7 April 1846, Historic Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia [Interments in the Historic Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, Range 45, Site 45. "Parker, Gen. Daniel L. b. 29 Jan 1782 - d. 5 Apr 1846 R45/4'5"]

Daniel m. Ann Collins (dau of Zaccheus Collins & Sarah Marshall) 1 June 1817, Washington, District of Columbia [National Intelligences, Washington DC Marriages to 1825 Spouse 1: Collins, Ann Spouse 2: Parker, D. Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1817 Marriage Location: District of Columbia

Anne b. 1795 [Lineages Books of the Charter Members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. I-CXXIX (129) (Washington, DC), Vol. 94; Pg. 294; DAR ID#: 93951.]

Anne d. 10 November 1828, Washington, District of Columbia [Vital Records of Shirley, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Name: New England Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1918;), Pg. 208. "Anne, w. Gen. Daniel, d. Zaccheus Collins Esq. of Philadelphia, Nov.10, 1828, in Washington [D.C.]"]

Daniel & Anne (Collins) Parker hsd 5 children, 3 of whom d.y.: i. Unknown d. at birth. Buried: Historic Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia

ii. Stephen Collins Parker b. 6 March 1818, Washington, District of Columbia [Vital Records of Shirley, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Name: New England Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1918;), Pg.76. "Stephen Collins, s. Brig. Gen. Daniel and Anne (Collins), Mar. 6, 1818, in Washington, [D.C.]"] d. 5 December 1823, Washington, District of Columbia. Buried: Historic Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.

iii. Sarah Ann Parker b. 29 June 1819, Washington, District of Columbia [Vital Records of Shirley, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Name: New England Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1918;), Pg, 76. "Sarah Anne, eldest d. Brig. Gen. Daniel and Anne (Collins), June 29, 1819, in Washington [D.C.]." ] d. [Date: 1799-10-25; Paper: New-York Gazette "PHILADELPHIA, October 23. Died on Monday last, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Sarah Ann Collins, the wife of Mr. Zaccheus Collins, of this city, merchant."] She m. Clement Hill (1815–1880).

iv. Ellen Amelia Parker b. 22 August 1821, Washington, District of Columbia [Vital Records of Shirley, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Name: New England Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1918;), Pg. 75. "Ellen Amelia, d. Brig. Gen. Daniel and Anne (Collins), Aug. 22, 1821,in Washington [D.C.]"] d. 8 February 1824, Washington, District of Columbia. Buried: Historic Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.

v. Charles Collins Parker b. 3 August 1823, Washington, District of Columbia. [Vital Records of Shirley, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Name: New England Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1918;), Pg. 74. "Charles Collins, s. Gen Daniel and Anne, Aug. 3, 1823, in Washington[D.C."] d. 29 December 1848, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Collins m. Ann Coleman (1826–1876).

References

• "Parker, Gen. Daniel L.". Interments in the Historic Congressional Cemetery. Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery. August 13, 2006. http://www.congressionalcemetery.org. Retrieved 2009-05-07. 
• Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 

External links

• The Daniel Parker Papers, including incoming and outgoing correspondence with several presidents, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Military offices
Preceded by William H. Winder	Adjutant General of the U. S. Army November 22, 1814-June 1, 1821	Succeeded by James Gadsden
Preceded by William H. Winder	Inspector General of the U. S. Army November 22, 1814-June 1, 1821	Succeeded by vacant
Preceded by Nathan Towson	Paymaster General of the U.S. Army 1821-1822	Succeeded by Nathan Towson

Persondata
Name	Parker, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	Adjutant General, Inspector General and Paymaster General of the U.S. Army
Date of birth	January 29, 1782
Place of birth	Massachusetts
Date of death	April 5, 1846
Place of death	Washington, D.C.