Isaac Parrish | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district |
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In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
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Preceded by | James Alexander, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Benjamin S. Cowen |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district |
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In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
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Preceded by | Perley B. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Thomas Ritchey |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
In office 1837 |
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Personal details | |
Born | March 1804 St. Clairsville, Ohio |
Died | August 9, 1860 Parrish City, Iowa |
(aged 56)
Resting place | Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Iowa |
Political party | Democratic |
Isaac Parrish (March, 1804 – August 9, 1860) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born near St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, in March 1804, Parrish resided in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He served as prosecuting attorney of Guernsey County in 1833. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1837.
Parrish was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress.
Parrish was elected to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846.
He resumed the practice of law and his former business pursuits in Sharon. He was also interested in the real estate business and engaged in freighting by steamboat on the Mississippi River. He established the Harrison County Flag, published at Calhoun, Iowa. He died in Parrish City, Iowa, August 9, 1860. He was interred in Calhoun Cemetery in Calhoun, Iowa.
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