Charles William Parker

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name =Charles William Parker

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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

| predecessor =Glen Everton Braden

| successor =none

| term_start=1952

| term_end=1956

| constituency=Peace River

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|12|20}}

| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta

| death_date ={{death date and age|1997|6|11|1912|12|20}}

| death_place=Saanichton, British Columbia

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| spouse =Christina Mary McDonald

| party =British Columbia Social Credit Party

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| occupation= minister

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Charles William Parker (December 20, 1912 – June 11, 1997) was a clergyman and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Peace River from 1952 to 1956 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Social Credit member.

He was born the son of John Parker and Anne Fido, and was educated in Calgary. In 1939, he married Christina Mary McDonald. Parker was a minister for the Church of the Nazarene.{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1955 |last=Normandin |first=P G |year=1955}} He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in the provincial riding of Cowichan-Newcastle in 1956.{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf |title=Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 |publisher=Elections BC |accessdate=2011-07-27}} {{open access}} He died on June 11, 1997, in Saanichton, British Columbia.[http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/0e5e1125-dc55-4a8c-9373-13ecc76f7106 Death Record] {{open access}}