Isaac Parker facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Isaac Charles Parker
Painting of Judge Isaac Parker, circa 1896.
U.S. District Judge presiding over the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
In office March 19, 1875 – November 25, 1896
Nominated by	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	William Story
Succeeded by	John Henry Rogers
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 7th district
In office March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875
Preceded by	Joel Funk Asper
Succeeded by	Thomas Theodore Crittenden
Judge of the 12th Missouri Circuit Court
In office 1868–1870
Personal details
Born	(1838-10-15)October 15, 1838 Barnesville, Ohio, US
Died	November 17, 1896(1896-11-17) (aged 58) Fort Smith, Arkansas, US
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary O'Toole

Isaac Charles Parker (October 15, 1838 – November 17, 1896) was an American politician and jurist. He served as the United States Congressman for Missouri's 7th congressional district for two terms and presided over the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas for 21 years. He was known as the "Hanging Judge".

Parker died of complications due to Bright's disease in Fort Smith, aged 58.

In 21 years on the federal bench, Parker tried 13,490 cases; more than 8,500 defendants either pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial. He sentenced 160 people to death and 79 were executed; the others died while incarcerated, were acquitted, pardoned, or their sentences were commuted.

• Isaac Parker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Images for kids

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  Photo of Parker's courtroom reconstructed at the Fort Smith National Historic Site, taken in 1966

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  Parker in his later years

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  Monument of Parker at Gateway Park, Fort Smith, Arkansas

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  Present-day image of the reconstructed gallows now located at the Fort Smith National Historic Site, taken in 2008

See also

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