John Fabyan Parrott (August 8, 1767July 9, 1836) was a

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and a

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from

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. He was born in

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in the

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to John Parrott, a merchant and ship captain, and his wife Deborah Walker. He followed his father's line of work and began trading in Europe and the Caribbean, something which stopped with the passing of the

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. Parrott was a member of the

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from 1809 to 1814 and also held various local offices. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1812 to the Thirteenth Congress, but was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the Fifteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1819. He was then elected to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1819 to March 3, 1825. He was a Democratic Republican (later ''Adams-Clay Republican''). Later, in 1826, he was the

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of Portsmouth. He was also a member of the

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from 1830 to 1831. He died in

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and was interred in the family burying ground on the Parrott estate. His papers are kept at the

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. His sons included

Robert Parker Parrott Robert Parker Parrott (October 5, 1804 – December 24, 1877) was an American soldier and inventor of military ordnance. Born in Lee, New Hampshire, he was the son of John Fabyan Parrott. He graduated with honors from the United States Milita ...

and Peter Pearse Parrott.

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