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James B. Parramore (January 20, 1840 – February 6, 1902) was an American politician, who was the fourteenth
Mayor of Orlando The city of Orlando, Florida, was incorporated in 1875. The first mayor, William Jackson Brack, took office in 1875. The Orlando mayor is officially a nonpartisan election. The current mayor is Buddy Dyer, who was first elected in a special e ...
from 1896 to 1902.


Biography

James "Buck" was born in
Thomasville, Georgia Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The population was 18,413 at the 2010 United States Census, making it the second largest city in southwest Georgia after Albany, Georgia, Albany. The city deems itself the "C ...
on January 20, 1840, to Redden and Mary Ann (Tooke) Parramore. He moved to
Madison County, Florida Madison County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida, and borders the state of Georgia to the north. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,968. Its county seat is also called Madison. History Located ...
by 1845 and then with his family to Orlando in 1881. Parramore also served as a captain in the Fourth Florida Infantry of the
Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...
during the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
. He died while in office in 1902 at the age of 62, where he was interred at Greenwood Cemetery.
Parramore Parramore is a neighborhood in west-central Orlando, Florida. It is a historical neighborhood for Orlando residents of African descent, and suffered greatly during the Jim Crow era. In 2015, the unemployment rate was reported as 23.8% and median ...
, a neighborhood in west-central Orlando, Florida was built in the 1880s by James Parramore.


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Mayors of Orlando, Florida 1840 births 1902 deaths People from Thomasville, Georgia {{Florida-mayor-stub