Marshall Parker
| Marshall Joyner Parker | |
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| South Carolina State Senator from Oconee County | |
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In office 1957–1967 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 25, 1922 Seaboard Northampton County North Carolina, USA |
| Died | November 15, 2008 (aged 86) Seneca, Oconee County South Carolina |
| Political party |
Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Parker (married 1943–2008, his death) |
| Children | Four daughters |
| Residence | Seneca, South Carolina |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Profession | Small Business Owner |
| Religion | United Methodist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Battles/wars | Pacific Theatre of World War II |
Democrat-turned-Republican
Marshall Joyner Parker (April 25, 1922 – November 15, 2008) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina.
Born in Seaboard in Northampton County in northeastern North Carolina, Parker graduated in 1944 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In his first year of college, Parker received the Freshmen Athlete of the Year Award. Later, he lettered in boxing and football. Immediately following graduation, he entered the United States Marine Corps and served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.
After military service, Parker moved briefly to Danville, Virginia, and then to Seneca, South Carolina. His political career began in Oconee County, South Carolina, where he served on the Seneca City Council and the Oconee County School Board. He was thereafter elected as a Democrat to the South Carolina State Senate, having represented Oconee County, which includes his hometown of Seneca. He remained in the state Senate from 1957 to 1967, in which capacity he was instrumental in the creation of his state's technical education system. He owned and operated Oconee Daries, a milk processing plant, which serviced the Golden Corner of South Carolina.
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