Marcus Lawrence Ward (1812–1884) was a United Statespolitical figure. Ward was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1866 to 1868 and governor of New Jersey from 1866 to 1869. 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... Bush/Cheney, 2004 Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman is the current Chairman of the RNC. The Republican National Committee (RNC) of the United States provides national leadership for the United States Republican Party. ... This is a list of governors of New Jersey. ...
He was nominated for Governor by the Democratic Party in 1862, and ran as a "War Democrat" who supported a military solution to the American Civil War rather than accommodation of the Confederacy.
He defeated MarcusL. Ward by the largest margin in State history.
Although staunchly in favor of the war, Parker was also highly critical of the Lincoln Administration's actions with respect to curtailing civil liberties in the name of the war effort, castigating Lincoln for suspending habeas corpus and for what Parker considered the unconstitutional nature of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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