Quanah Parker c1890
“Courageous and strong-willed, he was also a natural diplomat. Traveling numerous times to Washington D.C. to represent the Comanches, he became a familiar figure in Congress. He became a successful farmer and rancher and became a major stockholder in the Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway. His beautiful two story home, complete with veranda and star emblazoned roof, was built at the foothills of the Wichita Mountains. He had vital interest in educating the young and became president of his local school board. He was appointed presiding judge in the Court of Indian Offenses and numbered statesmen and ambassadors among his friends. In 1905 Quanah rode in Theodore Roosevelt’s inaugural parade. In a special report to the President, it was stated of Quanah “If ever Nature stamped a man with the seal of headship, she did it in his case. Quanah would have been a leader and a governor in any circle where fate may have cast him.” [Vincent L. Parker]
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