John Fabyan Parrott

John Fabyan Parrott

John Fabyan Parrott (born August 8, 1767 in Portsmouth , New Hampshire Colony , †  July 9, 1836 in Greenland , New Hampshire ) was an American politician ( Democratic Republican Party ) who represented the state of New Hampshire in both chambers of Congress represented.

John Fabyan Parrott was the son of John Parrott, a trader and ship's captain. He followed in his father's footsteps professionally, trading in Europe and the Caribbean . Due to the trade embargo issued by US President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 , he was no longer able to practice this profession.

As a result, Parrott embarked on a political career. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1809 to 1814 and held numerous offices at the local level. In 1812 he first applied for a seat in the United States House of Representatives , but unsuccessfully. But two years later he was elected to Congress; as a member of parliament he remained there from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1819. Immediately thereafter, he moved within Congress to the US Senate , where he spent a six-year term until March 3, 1825. After the Democratic Republicans split up , he joined the faction around John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay , which later became the National Republican Party .

After the end of his time in Congress Parrott was first postmaster in Portsmouth in 1826. He also served in the New Hampshire Senate from 1830 to 1831 . He died in Greenland in 1836 and was buried in the cemetery on his family's estate. His son Robert became a successful inventor and developed the Parrott artillery gun .

Web links

• John Fabyan Parrott in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Fabyan Parrott in the database of Find a Grave (English)