Parker studied medicine in Harnett, NC after leaving Randolph-Macon. On March 5, 1862, he was commissioned assistant surgeon with rank of lieutenant in the 25th NC Infantry.
After the war, he became a physician in Trinity, Randolph County, NC where he also served on the faculty of Trinity College (now Duke University). Parker served as a senator in the state legislature in the late 1890s and was also one of the founders and leaders of the North Carolina Farmer's Alliance, lecturing extensively on agricultural topics. He died on August 16, 1909 and is buried in Trinity Cemetery in Trinity, Randolph County, NC.
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