Civil War general and Seneca leader Ely Samuel Parker posthumously admitted to New York State Bar

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ely Samuel Parker, a Seneca leader and Civil War officer who served in President Ulysses S. Grant’s ...
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Seneca Soldier and Statesman Can Finally Add Lawyer to His Legacy

Ely Samuel Parker, a Native American who served as an aide to Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was kept from practicing law during his lifetime. Mark Montour, the first Native American to serve ...