Judge Parker's Birthday October 15, 2009
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901
Celebrate the birthday of Judge Isaac C. Parker with birthday cake in the museum soda fountain. Visit with the famous judge himself, portrayed by Floyd Robison.
Judge Parker was born on October 15, 1838 in Belmont County, Missouri. He studied law, passed the bar exam in 1859 and began his legal career in St. Joseph, Missouri. Parker was elected United States Congressman from Missouri for two terms, 1871-1874. Appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1875, Isaac Parker began his famous tenure as Federal Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, a post he would hold until his death in 1896.
Celebrate the birthday of Fort Smith’s famous judge. Free!
The Fort Smith Museum of History is located at 320 Rogers Avenue. Call 479-783-7841 for more information.
Added by fsmuseum on October 6, 2009