Edwin B. Parker (September 7, 1868 – October 30, 1929) was an American lawyer and public official.

He worked as a lawyer in Houston and served as head of the priorities division of the War Industries Board.

[5][6] After graduating, Parker worked for the traffic department of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad in Sedalia, Missouri.

In 1904, the firm became Baker, Botts, Parker & Garwood of Houston after Lovett moved to New York.

[5] On September 26, 1922, he was appointed by President Warren G. Harding as American commissioner on the American–German Claims Commission.

[5] In 1926, he served as commissioner of the Tripartite Claims Commission between the United States, Austria and Hungary.

[5][11] Parker died on October 30, 1929, at his home in Washington, D.C.[5] Following his death, German Ambassador Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Gaffron called Parker "a great and successful protagonist in the cause of international arbitration and understanding".