William Parmenter | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1845 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Hoar |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Thompson |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1836 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1829 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1789-03-30)March 30, 1789 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | February 25, 1866(1866-02-25) (aged 76) East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Banker Businessman |
William Parmenter (March 30, 1789 – February 25, 1866) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on March 30, 1789. He attended the city's public schools, including the Boston Latin School.
He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1829, served in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1836 and was a Cambridge 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 a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1845), serving as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs in the Twenty-eighth Congress. He also served as a naval officer at the port of Boston 1845–1849.
He died in East Cambridge, Massachusetts on February 25, 1866. His interment was in Cambridge Cemetery.
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Military Affairs Committee (1822–1947) |
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Naval Affairs Committee (1822–1947) | ||
Armed Services Committee* (from 1947) | ||
*Alternately named National Security in 104th and 105th Congresses. |
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