▁in ▁Mil ton , ▁Massachusetts . ▁His ▁father ▁Charles ▁Henry ▁Parker , ▁was ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Su ff olk ▁Sav ings ▁Bank ▁and ▁a ▁one ▁time ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁Common ▁Council . ▁He ▁attended ▁public ▁school ▁in ▁Mil ton ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Harvard ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁At ▁Harvard , ▁Parker ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁vars ity ▁row ing ▁crew . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁ ▁Massachusetts ▁Vol unte er ▁Milit ia ▁Parker ▁joined ▁the ▁state ▁milit ia ▁in ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁corps ▁of ▁cad ets . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁ser ge ant ▁of ▁B atter y ▁A . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁and ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁was ▁made ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁battery . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁Governor ▁Curt is ▁Gu ild ▁Jr . ▁appointed ▁Parker ▁assistant ▁inspect or ▁general ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁colon el . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁inspect or ▁general ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier ▁general . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁milit ia ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁State ▁Guard ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁General ▁Court ▁created ▁the ▁State ▁Guard ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁after ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁National