William Parmenter

William Parmenter
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
Personal details
Born	March 30, 1789 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	February 25, 1866 (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.

External links

• United States Congress. "William Parmenter (id: P000076)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.