- David Stuart Parker
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For other people of the same name, see David Parker (disambiguation).
David Stuart Parker (March 22, 1919 - May 9, 1990) served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1971 to 1975.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1940, an institution where he later taught. He was Lieutenant Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1963 to 1965. He served a tour in Vietnam commanding engineers from 1968 to 1969. He was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1971 to 1975.
He is the brother of Ambassador Richard Bordeaux Parker
He had four children, six great grandchildren and, as of 2011, two great-grandchildren.
External links
- Panama Canal Authority biography
- "David Stuart Parker". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11344. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
Preceded by
Walter Philip LeberGovernor of Panama Canal Zone
1971–1975Succeeded by
Harold ParfittCategories:- United States Military Academy alumni
- United States Army officers
- Governors of the Panama Canal Zone
- 1919 births
- 1990 deaths
- United States Army personnel stubs
- Panamanian politician stubs
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