William Parmenter
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William Parmenter (1789–1866) was a Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, March 30, 1789; attended the public schools and the Boston Latin School.
He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1829; served in the Massachusetts senate in 1836; selectman of Cambridge in 1836; manager and agent of the New England Crown Glass Co., 1824-1836; president of the Middlesex Bank; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1845); chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs (Twenty-eighth Congress); naval officer at the port of Boston 1845-1849.
He died in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 25, 1866; interment in Cambridge Cemetery.
| Preceded by Samuel Hoar |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1837–March 3, 1845 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Thompson |
