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Elizabeth Parker. George C. Parker (March 16, 1860 [1] – 1937) was an American con man best known for his repeated successes "selling" the Brooklyn Bridge. He made his living conducting illegal sales of property he did not own, often New York's public landmarks, to unwary immigrants. The Brooklyn Bridge was the subject of several of his ...
September 26, 1952. (1952-09-26) (aged 85) Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Occupation (s) Game designer, company founder. Known for. Founder of Geo S. Parker Co. and Parker Brothers. George Swinnerton Parker (December 12, 1866 – September 26, 1952) was an American game designer and businessman who founded Geo. S. Parker Co. and Parker ...
George Swinnerton Parker, founder. Parker Brothers was founded by George Swinnerton Parker. [2] Parker's philosophy deviated from the prevalent theme of board game design; he believed that games should be played for enjoyment and did not need to emphasize morals and values. He created his first game, called Banking, in 1883 when he was 16. [3]
George Parker (racewalker) (1897–1974), Australian athlete. George Parker (MP) (1619–1673), English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660. George D. Parker (1873–1937), American-born actor, writer and director. George Howard Parker (1864–1955), American zoologist. George Parker (New Zealand politician ...
George C. Parker, infamous con man known for "selling" the Brooklyn Bridge. [citation needed] John Roche, serial killer and rapist, executed in 1956. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, executed in 1953 for conspiring to pass secrets of the American atomic bomb project to the Soviet Union during World War II. [69] [70]
George G. C. Parker is an American economist, currently the Dean Witter Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Stanford Graduate School of Business. [1] [2]
Isaac Charles Parker (October 15, 1838 – November 17, 1896), also known as "Hanging Judge" Parker, was an American politician and jurist.He served as a United States representative (congressman) in two separate districts subsequently from Missouri and was appointed as the first United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas (sitting in ...
Lord Gordon Gordon (1840–1874): British man who defrauded $1 million from Jay Gould, who was fighting for control of the Erie Railroad. Bertha Heyman (born c. 1851): American con artist, also known as "Big Bertha"; active in the United States in the late 19th century. [8][9] Canada Bill Jones (c.1837–1880): King of the three-card monte men [5]