John Fabyan Parrott | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Jeduthun Wilcox |
| Succeeded by | William Plumer, Jr. |
| United States Senator from New Hampshire | |
| In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | Clement Storer |
| Succeeded by | Levi Woodbury |
| Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1809–1814 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1767-08-08)August 8, 1767 |
| Died | July 9, 1836(1836-07-09) (aged 68) Greenland,New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
John Fabyan Parrott (August 8, 1767 – July 9, 1836) was aUnited States representative and aSenator fromNew Hampshire.
He was born inPortsmouth in theProvince of New Hampshire to John Parrott, a merchant and ship captain, and his wife Deborah Walker.[1] He followed his father's line of work and began trading in Europe and the Caribbean, something which stopped with the passing of theEmbargo Act of 1807.[1] Parrott was a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives from 1809 to 1814 and also held various local offices. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1812 to the Thirteenth Congress, but was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the Fifteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819. He was then elected to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1825. He was aDemocratic Republican (laterAdams-Clay Republican).
Later, in 1826, he was thepostmaster of Portsmouth. He was also a member of theNew Hampshire Senate from 1830 to 1831. He died inGreenland, New Hampshire, and was interred in the family burying ground on the Parrott estate. His papers are kept at theUniversity of North Carolina.[2]
Parrott married Hannah Skilling (1770-1850).[3] His sons includedParrott gun inventorRobert Parker Parrott (1804-1877),[4] andPeter Pearse Parrott (1811-1896),[5] partner in aCold Spring, New York ordinance foundry.[6]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's at-large congressional district 1817–1819 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from New Hampshire 1819–1825 Served alongside:David L. Morril,Samuel Bell | Succeeded by |
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