Gabe E. Parker

Gabriel Edward Parker (September 29, 1878 – May 8, 1953) was an American public servant. Born in the Indian Territory, he attended the 1906 Oklahoma Constitutional Convention and was heavily involved in the design of the state's seal. Parker was later Register of the Treasury (1913-1914) and superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes (1915-1921).

Biography Perker was born on September 29, 1878 in Fort Towson, Oklahoma in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The following year he moved to Nelson, Oklahoma.

From 1915 to 1921 he was superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1932.

Parker died from a heart attack at his home in Oklahoma City on May 8, 1953, a few hours after hearing of his son's death from a heart attack in England on the same day.