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Ipswich Academy, and at the University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Vermont, from which institution he<br />
was graduated in 1813. He taught school<br />
for three years in Virginia, after which<br />
he commenced the study <strong>of</strong> law with<br />
James Wilson, Sr., at Keene, and completed<br />
his course at Fitzwilliam. He was<br />
admitted to the bar <strong>of</strong> the Superior Court<br />
in 1821, began the practice <strong>of</strong> his pro-<br />
fession at Epping, New Hampshire, then<br />
went to Concord, same State, and became<br />
editor <strong>of</strong> the New Hampshire "Statesman."<br />
At this time he was appointed<br />
aide to Governor D. L. Morrill and had<br />
the title <strong>of</strong> colonel. While thus engaged,<br />
he had the honor <strong>of</strong> inviting General Lafayette<br />
to visit New Hampshire. From<br />
Concord he removed to New Market,<br />
from whence he removed to Exeter and<br />
Kingston, and in 1836 returned to Fitz-<br />
william, from whence he removed to<br />
Glastonbury, <strong>Connecticut</strong>, in 1879, and<br />
after a few years' residence there removed<br />
to Hartford, same State, where he resided<br />
until 1888, in that year returning to his<br />
native town. Mr. Parker held more<br />
<strong>of</strong>fices and remained in <strong>of</strong>fice a longer<br />
period than any other man in the State<br />
<strong>of</strong> New Hampshire. He was a member<br />
<strong>of</strong> the bar for seventy-nine years was<br />
intimately acquainted with fourteen gov-<br />
ernors, and attended thirteen sessions <strong>of</strong><br />
the State Legislature. He married Mi-<br />
randa W. Sanders, born April 16, 1796,<br />
died March 13, 1828, daughter <strong>of</strong> Daniel<br />
and Anna (Fitch) Sanders, the former<br />
named president <strong>of</strong> the Vermont Univer-<br />
sity.<br />
George Washington Parker, son <strong>of</strong><br />
Amos A. and Miranda W. (Sanders)<br />
Parker, was born at Concord, New Hampshire,<br />
August 14, 1824, and died in Hartford,<br />
<strong>Connecticut</strong>, February 20, 1907. He<br />
resided at various times at Fitzwilliam,<br />
New Hampshire, and Halifax, Massachusetts.<br />
He will be best remembered as an<br />
inventor. Perhaps his most useful inven-<br />
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tion was the rotary printing press, he<br />
being the first man to invent a cylinder<br />
press using a cast type form. This was<br />
in the year 1865, an d in the following<br />
year he built a cylinder press that in some<br />
ways resembled the present type, taking<br />
the paper from the roll, printing it and<br />
cutting it <strong>of</strong>f. The great difficulty was<br />
to devise a method <strong>of</strong> ink distribution,<br />
and the method now used <strong>of</strong> a fountain<br />
with a set <strong>of</strong> rollers, in connection with<br />
which is a traveling roller to equalize the<br />
distribution <strong>of</strong> ink, was his invention.<br />
Mr. Parker married, October 26, 1848,<br />
Julia A. Deeth, born at Fitzwilliam, New<br />
Hampshire, in 1826, daughter <strong>of</strong> Lyman<br />
and Julia (Chapin) Deeth, <strong>of</strong> Fitzwilliam.<br />
They were the parents <strong>of</strong> five children, as<br />
follows: Ellen Miranda, who became the<br />
wife if Herbert Keith, <strong>of</strong> East Bridge-<br />
water, Massachusetts ; Daniel, deceased ;<br />
George Amos, <strong>of</strong> whom forward ; Caroline,<br />
who became the wife <strong>of</strong> Frank<br />
Thrasher, <strong>of</strong> Gardner, Massachusetts<br />
Julia, the widow <strong>of</strong> Edwin Sabin, <strong>of</strong> Randolph,<br />
Vermont.<br />
George Amos Parker, son <strong>of</strong> George<br />
Washington and Julia A. (Deeth) Parker,<br />
was born at Fitzwilliam, New Hamp-<br />
shire, April 28, 1853. He attended the<br />
local schools for the preliminary portion<br />
<strong>of</strong> his education, and then entered the<br />
Massachusetts Agricultural College, from<br />
which he graduated with class <strong>of</strong> 1876.<br />
After graduation he became head gardener<br />
at Vassar College, New York,<br />
afterwards head gardener for the Old<br />
Colony Railroad ; was appointed in 1896<br />
as superintendent <strong>of</strong> Keney Park, and in<br />
1906 as superintendent <strong>of</strong> the Public<br />
Parks <strong>of</strong> Hartford, which position he now<br />
holds. Mr. Parker was appointed by<br />
Governor Holcombe a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
State Park Commission, and also <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Committee <strong>of</strong> the General Israel Putnam<br />
Memorial Camp Ground.<br />
Mr. Parker married, December 6, 1876,<br />
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