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  1. Alton Brooks Parker (May 14, 1852 – May 10, 1926) was an American judge. He was the Democratic nominee in the 1904 United States presidential election, losing in a landslide to incumbent Republican Theodore Roosevelt .

  2. May 10, 2024 · Alton B. Parker was an American jurist and Democratic presidential nominee in 1904, defeated by the incumbent, Theodore Roosevelt. Having practiced law in Kingston, N.Y., Parker was elected surrogate of Ulster county in 1877 and reelected six years later. He also was active in state Democratic.

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  3. Alton B. Parker was a prominent New York judge and politician who ran for President in 1904. Learn about his life, career, achievements and legacy from this biography by the Historical Society of the New York Courts.

  4. The Democrats eventually united around Alton Parker, the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as their 1904 presidential nominee. [3] Parker had been the campaign manager for New York Governor David B. Hill in 1885 and acquired a reputation for fairness, competence, and courtesy as a judge. [3]

  5. Alton B. Parker (1852-1926) was a prominent lawyer, judge, and Democratic presidential candidate who advocated strict construction of the U.S. constitution and the common law. He was also a proponent of states' rights, free trade, and limited government, and opposed progressive reforms and imperialism.

  6. Judge Alton B. Parker; his social, political and judicial relations to race track gamblers and gambling trust in the state of New York. by. Selleck, Oakley. [from old catalog] Publication date. 1904. Topics. Parker, Alton Brooks, 1852- [from old catalog], Horse-racing -- New York (State) [from old catalog] Publisher. [New York?]

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  8. Jan 1, 2024 · This first full-length biography of Alton Brooks Parker provides an in-depth look into the life, career, and legacy of one of the most important New Yorkers of the Gilded Age. Parker had the courage to challenge Theodore Roosevelt for the presiden...