William Parmenter | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Hoar |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Thompson |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1836 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1829 | |
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| Born | (1789-03-30)March 30, 1789 |
| Died | February 25, 1866(1866-02-25) (aged 76) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Banker Businessman |
William Parmenter (March 30, 1789 – February 25, 1866) was aUnited States representative fromMassachusetts. He was born inBoston on March 30, 1789. He attended the city's public schools, including theBoston Latin School.
He was a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1829, served in theMassachusetts State Senate in 1836 and was aCambridge selectman in 1836. He was manager and agent of the New England Crown Glass Co., and president of the Middlesex Bank. Parmenter was elected as aDemocrat to the Twenty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1845), serving as chairman of theCommittee on Naval Affairs in the Twenty-eighth Congress. He also served as a naval officer at the port of Boston 1845–1849.
He died inEast Cambridge, Massachusetts on February 25, 1866. His interment was in Cambridge Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1837–March 3, 1845 | Succeeded by |
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| Naval Affairs Committee (1822–1947) | ||
| Armed Services Committee* (from 1947) | ||
*Alternately namedNational Security in 104th and 105th Congresses. | ||
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