Parker was born in Coatbridge on 28 October 1871, the son of Elizabeth Ellen (née Wilson) and William Todd Parker, a coalminer.
[1] He studied Mining Science at the University of Edinburgh where he gained a doctorate (DSc).
In 1894, he began lecturing in Mining Technology for Fife County Council.
His proposers were Henry Briggs, Arthur Pillans Laurie, Francis Gibson Baily, and James Cooper.
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