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fetter. An English biblical scholar and writer, of Tunbridge Wells.

Parker, Mrs Helen F. H.F.P. An American writer of biography.

Parker, Henry Webster, 1825-. H. W. P. An American poet; professor at the Agricultural Coll., Amherst, Mass

Parker, John Henry, C.B., F.S.A., 180G-. J II P.; The Editor of the "Glossary of Architecture." An English bookseller, of Oxford; succeeded his uncle, Joseph Parker, in 1832 ; and suc- ceeded by his son, in 1863 became keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

Parker, Richard. Phdoglottus. An English writer of the 18th century.

Parker, Richard E. Galen. An American essayist, of Baltimore.

Parker, Richard Green, 1798-1869. One uho knew him well. An American teacher and writer of school-books, of Boston, and later of New York City; b. in Boston ; Harv. Univ., 1817 ; d. in New- York City (?).

Parker, Rosa Abbott. Rosa Abbott. An American writer of the day, for the young.

Parker, Samuel, Yeoman Beadle. S. P. Y. B.

Parker, Theodore, 1810-60. Levi Blodgett; One not of the Association. An American clergyman and social reform- er, of Boston, 1846-69; b. at Lexington, Mass.; Harv. Univ. Divinity School, 1836 ; d. at Florence, Italy.

Parker, William Harwar. A Na- val Officer. An American writer ; entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1841 ; served in the Confederate Navy, 1861-65 ; in 1883 resided at Norfolk, Va.

Parkes, Mrs. Fanny. See "Parlby, Mrs. P. (P.),"

Parkinson, Anthony. A. P. An English literary antiquary, of the first part of the 18th century.

Parkinson, Mary. Raven Witherne. An English writer.

Parlby, Mrs. Fanny (Parkes). A Pilgrim. An English traveller.

Parliament, The English. The Sen- ate ofLilliput.

Parnell, Edward Andrew. An Ex- perienced Dyer. An English chemist, of the Univ. o'f London.

Parnell, William. An Irish Country Gentleman. An Irish statesman and Member of Parliament; Knight of the Shire for Wicklow, and brother of Kt Hon. Henry Brooke Parnell, Lord Con- gleton.

Parr, Miss Harriet, 1837-. Holme Lee. An English novelist, of Yorkshire.

Parr, John A Gentleman of Halifax. A Consistent Loyalist. An American loy- alist, of Morris County, N J. (').

The tract by " A. Consistent Loyalist " ap- pears to be an answer to the other, and not to nave been written by Parr.

Parr, John Hamilton N. Am on

Philomirth An English humorist.

Parr, Samuel, LLD., 1747-1825. Lucius ; One of H. M.'s Justices of the Peace; A Member of the Established Church; Philopatris Varvicensis; Phileleu- therus Norfolciensis. An eminent English classical scholar and clergyman; b. at Harrow-on-the-Hill j d. at the Parsonage House, Hatton, Warwickshire.

Parrot, Supposed editor, Mrs. Prattle.

Parry, Charles Henry, M.D. C. H. P.; A Descendant in the Fourth Genera- tion. An English physician; son of Dr. Caleb Hillier Parry, of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford.

Parry, John Humphreys, 1787-1825. Anthony Gnffinhoof, Gent.; W. Griffin- hoof. An English barrister and Welsh scholar, of London; b. at Mold, Flint- shire ; d. in London.

Parsons, Daniel, M.A. D. P. An English author; son of Kev. John Par- sons, Vicar of Marden, Wilts. Mr. D. Parsons is M.A. of Oriel Coll, Oxford, and was married in 1845, at the R. C. Church, Exeter, to Miss Gertrude Hext.

Parsons, Mrs. Gertrude (Hext). G. P. An English writer for the young ; b. at Kestormel; in 1878, resident at Stuart Lodge, Malvern Wells.

Parsons, John Usher, A.M, 1761- 1838, An Analytical Teacher. An Amer- ican educator ; b. and d. at Parsonsfield, Me.; Dartmouth Coll., 1791; studied law, but is supposed to have been a merchant in his native town most of his life.

Parsons, Theodore, A.M., A A.S., -1779. Two Candidates for the Bachelor's Degree. An American scholar; Harv. Univ., 1773.

Parsons, Theophilus, LLD, 1750- 1813. Peter Coffin. An American jurist; b. at Byfield, Mass.; Harv. Univ., 1769; practised law at Newburyport, Mass., 1777-1800; at Boston, 1800-0; Chief Jus- tice, 1806-13; d. at Boston.

Parsons, Theophilus, LLJX, 1797- 1882. T. P. An American jurist; son of the preceding; b. in Newbnryport, Mass.; Harv. Univ., 1816; professor at Harv. Univ., 1848-70 ; d. in Cambridge, Mass.

Parsons, Thomas. T. P. An Eng- lish writer early ip. the 19th century.