Alfred Parker (mayor)

Sir Alfred Livingstone Parker (19 February 1875 – 18 August 1935) was a New South Wales politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Sydney between 1934 and 1935.

He was educated at Fort Street High School in Petersham and later at the University of Sydney.

He became a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1902 and was appointed Notary Public by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1934.

[1] Parker's career in local politics began with a position as Alderman on the Hornsby Shire Council from 1923 to 1930.

In 1934, he was elected Lord Mayor and presided over the council during the visit of the Duke of Gloucester, who would later serve as the Governor-General of Australia.