Edward Melville Parker (July 11, 1855 - October 22, 1925) was a bishop of the

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Education

He was born in

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, the son of Henry Melville Parker and Fanny Cushing (Stone) Parker. He was educated at St. Paul's School in

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(1868-1874), and at

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(B.A. 1878; M.A. 1881). He received a

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from the

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in 1906, and a D.C.L. from the Bishop's College (now

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) in

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, in 1907.

Career

He was ordained deacon in 1879 and priest in 1881. From 1879 to 1906, he was master of St. Paul's School. He was made bishop coadjutor of New Hampshire in 1906 and was bishop from 1914 until 1925.

Marriage

He married Grace Elmendorf of

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, in 1885. She died in 1888.

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