Mary Evelyn Parker
| Mary Evelyn Parker | |
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Standard Parker political file picture (1967)
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| Louisiana State Treasurer | |
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In office 1968–1987 |
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| Preceded by | A. P. Tugwell |
| Succeeded by | Mary Landrieu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Mary Evelyn Dickerson November 8, 1920 Fullerton in Vernon Parish, Louisiana USA |
| Died | January 17, 2015 (aged 94) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Burial site not mentioned in obituary |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | William Bryant Parker (married 1954-1965, his death) |
| Children |
Mary Bryant Parker Smith |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Occupation |
Government official |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Mary Bryant Parker Smith
Anne Graham Parker Crochet
Government official
Mary Evelyn Dickerson Parker (November 8, 1920 – January 17, 2015) was a Democrat who served as the Louisiana state treasurer from 1968 to 1987, the first woman to have held the position.
Prior to her tenure as treasurer, Parker, a long-term resident of Baton Rouge, held several appointed positions in state government. She was an integral part of the Long faction and a close friend and strategist for both Governor Earl Kemp Long and his wife, Blanche Revere Long, and later for Governor John J. McKeithen.
Mrs. Parker was born to Racia E. Dickerson (1888-1967), a sawmill worker originally from Texas, and the former Addie Graham (1891-1979) in Fullerton in Vernon Parish, Louisiana in western Louisiana. She grew up in nearby Oakdale in Allen Parish. She attended Northwestern State University (then College) in on a scholarship recommended by one of her Oakdale High School teachers, Bill Dodd, later the Louisiana lieutenant governor and state superintendent of education. Miss Dickerson received her bachelor's degree in 1941. She was a social worker in Allen Parish from 1941 to 1943, while she also obtained a diploma in social work in 1943 from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
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