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  2. Francis Wayland Parker - Wikipedia

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    Colonel Parker founded the Francis W. Parker School in 1901, with the support of benefactor Anita McCormick Blaine. Parker was born in Bedford, New Hampshire in Hillsborough County. He was educated in the public schools and began his career as a village teacher in New Hampshire at age 16.

  3. Colonel Tom Parker - Wikipedia

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    Colonel Thomas Andrew Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk; June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997) [1] was a Dutch-American talent manager and concert promoter, best known as the manager of Elvis Presley. Parker was born in the Netherlands and entered the United States illegally when he was 20 years old. He adopted a new name and claimed to ...

  4. Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Francis W. Parker School is an independent school serving students who live in the Chicago area from Pre-K through twelfth grade. Located in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, the school is based on the progressive education philosophies of John Dewey and Colonel Francis Wayland Parker , emphasizing community and citizenship. [ 7 ]

  5. Battle of Gettysburg order of battle: Confederate - Wikipedia

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    30th North Carolina: Col Francis M. Parker (w), Maj William W. Sellers; Rodes' (old) Brigade Col Edward A. O'Neal. 3rd Alabama: Col Cullen A. Battle, Ltc Charles M. Forsyth, Maj Robert M. Sands; 5th Alabama: Col Josephus M. Hall, Maj Eugene Blackford; 6th Alabama: Col James N. Lightfoot (w), Maj Isaac F. Culver (w), Cpt Milledge L. Bowie

  6. ‘Elvis’ Fact or Fiction: Colonel Tom Parker Biographer on ...

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    Nash, a veteran music journalist, published “The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley” to acclaim in 2010 and her book has just been reissued with a new ...

  7. Flora Juliette Cooke - Wikipedia

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    Principal of the Francis W. Parker School, pioneer of progressive education Flora Juliette Cooke (December 25, 1864 – February 21, 1953) was an American educator who played a prominent role in the progressive education movement of the early 20th century.

  8. The Cover of ‘The Colonel and the King,’ the History of Elvis ...

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    The synopsis says, the book is “a groundbreaking dual portrait of the relationship between the iconic artist and his legendary manager, Colonel Tom Parker, drawing on a wealth of Parker’s ...

  9. Battle of Chancellorsville order of battle: Confederate

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    Col Francis M. Parker 2nd North Carolina: Col William Ruffin Cox (w) 4th North Carolina: Col Bryan Grimes; 14th North Carolina: Col R. Tyler Bennett; 30th North Carolina: Col Francis M. Parker; Doles' Brigade BG George P. Doles. 4th Georgia: Col Philip Cook (w), Ltc David R. E. Winn; 12th Georgia: Col Edward Willis; 21st Georgia: Col John T. Mercer