Harrison McGowen Parker
Harrison McGowen Parker, born c. 1877, was the founder of the Chicago-based Co-operative Society of America.[1] In the 1930s, he sued the Chicago Tribune for libel.[2]
In 1948, he was a pro se petitioner at the US Supreme Court in the case Parker v. State of Illinois. Parker had been charged with contempt of court for submitting letters to a grand jury. The Court affirmed the charge.[3] While serving jail time for contempt, he and his family would be accused of mail fraud for advertising a contest in several newspapers.[4]
In 1960, the Democratic Party included him in a list of anti-Catholic activists opposed to the Kennedy campaign.[5] Anti-Catholic literature from Parker's Puritan Church is archived by the Kennedy Presidential Library.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Warne, Colston E. (1923). "The Co-operative Society of America--A Common Law Trust". The University Journal of Business. 1 (4): 373–392. doi:10.1086/506686. JSTOR 2354626.
- ^ "Press: Parker v. Tribune". TIME. 22 February 1937.
- ^ "Parker v. Illinois, 333 U.S. 571 (1948)". Justia Law.
- ^ "Six are accused in 'church' fraud". Spokane Daily Chronicle. AP. 19 February 1949. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Kelly, Tom (1960-09-23). "Modern-Day Puritan Heads 'Witch Hunt'" (PDF). The Voice. Daily News. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Religious literature: Parker, Rev. Harrison | JFK Library". www.jfklibrary.org.
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