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James Parker
Born1714
Woodbridge, New Jersey
Died1770 (aged 55–56)
Burlington, New Jersey
Burial place
  • First Presbyterian Churchyard
  • Woodbridge, New Jersey
Other names
Occupation(s)Colonial printer, journalist, librarian, postmaster
Employer(s)Apprentice and indenture servant of William Bradford (1727)
Known for
Notable work
SpouseMadam Mary Ballareau
Children
  • Samuel Franklin Parker (1745–1779)
  • Jane Ballareau Parker (1746–1831)
Parents
  • Samuel Parker (1674–1725)
  • Jana Inglis Parker (1674–1744)
RelativesGrandparents
Governor of Plymouth
FamilySamuel Parker (1712–1732)

James Parker (1714–1770) was a Colonial printer and publisher in British America during the reign of George II of Great Britain. Parker was born in 1714 at Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, the son of Samuel Parker and Jana Inglis Parker. Parker had a brother named Samuel, who died at 20 and was buried at the First Presbyterian Churchyard in Woodbridge Township.

James Parker had a son Samuel Franklin Parker who acquired the Franklin name given his business association and friendship with Benjamin Franklin. Samuel Franklin pursued his father's typesetting talents of an 18th century publisher printer during the governance of the Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies. Parker had a daughter Jane Ballareau Parker who married Gunning Bedford Jr., a Founding Father of the United States and a signer of the United States Constitution.

Colonial Currency in Province of New Jersey

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In 1760s, the Woodbridge Township press governed the printing of colonial currency for the crown colony of New Jersey. The Province of New Jersey issued paper money depicting the unit of account for colonial currency reciprocal of the Carolingian monetary system.

Colonial Currency from James Parker Press
Province of New Jersey paper currency adorned with Coat of arms of Great Britain ca. 1763
Province of New Jersey paper currency embellished with anti-counterfeiting impression resembling a tobacco leaf ca. 1763

In 1751, the British Parliament imposed regulatory law by enacting the Paper Bills of Credit Act. The parliamentary rules served as a currency reform for capital exchange and public banks established in British America.[1]

Parliamentary Taxation and Thirteen Colonies

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For broader coverage of this topic, see No taxation without representation.

In January of 1766, the Parliament of the United Kingdom assembled the Committee of the Whole House to examine the consequences of parliamentary taxation and repugnance by the British America's colonies regarding the Stamp Act 1765 and Declaratory Act 1766.[2]

The colonial agent of the Pennsylvania Assembly, Benjamin Franklin, represented the British North America interest and colonial governance in London from 1757 to 1775.[3][4] In 1766, Franklin conveyed a consensus concerning the Stamp Act Congress deliberations in regards to the taxation ― Sugar Act ― imposed on the British America colonies. The parliamentary chamber convened at the Palace of Westminster conducting a redress which became known as the Examination before the Committee of the Whole of the House of Commons disclosed February 13, 1766.[5][6][7]

The Woodbridge Township press published pamphlets disseminated throughout the British America colonies with publications appearing in English language and foreign translations in Europe.

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Mark, Joshua J. "Colonial American Currency". World History Encyclopedia. World History Publishing ~ World History Foundation.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Taxation of Colonies, International Trade, and the American Revolution, 1763–1775". Office of the Historian ~ Milestones: 1750–1775. United States Department of State.
  3. ^ "Agent of the Pennsylvania Assembly to London". BenjaminFranklinHistory.org - Agent to London. Benjamin Franklin Historical Society.
  4. ^ "Benjamin Franklin in London". MountVernon.org. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
  5. ^ Great Britain Parliament House of Commons. "The Examination of Doctor Benjamin Franklin, before an August Assembly, relating to the Repeal of the Stamp-Act, &c". Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collections Online. Massachusetts Historical Society.
  6. ^ Great Britain, Parliament House of Commons; Franklin, Benjamin. "The Examination of Doctor Benjamin Franklin, before an August Assembly, Relating to the Repeal of the Stamp-Act, &c". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Hall and Sellers. JSTOR community.34336820.
  7. ^ "Franklin's examination by the House of Commons in 1766". Photo, Print, Drawing ~ United States Library of Congress. Detroit Publishing Company. LCCN 2016817312.

Franklin Papers Archives regarding James Parker in British America

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