William Parmenter
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1845 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Hoar |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Thompson |
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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.
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