David Stuart Parker (March 22, 1919 - May 9, 1990) served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1971 to 1975.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1940, an institution where he later taught. He was Lieutenant Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1963 to 1965. He served a tour in Vietnam commanding engineers from 1968 to 1969. He was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1971 to 1975.
He is the brother of Ambassador Richard Bordeaux Parker
He had four children, six great grandchildren and, as of 2011, two great-grandchildren.
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