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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaWilliam Fletcher PARRETT
(1825-1895)
PARRETT, William Fletcher,
a Representative from Indiana; born near Blairsville, Posey County,
Ind., August 10, 1825; attended the public schools and the Indiana
Asbury (now De Pauw) University at Greencastle; studied law; was
admitted to the bar and practiced in Evansville, Ind., until 1852;
moved to Oregon, where he practiced law for two and a half years;
returned to Evansville in 1854, and moved to Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind., in 1855; member of the State house of representatives
in 1858 and served during the general and special sessions;
appointed and subsequently elected judge of the fifteenth circuit
and served from 1859 to 1865; returned to Evansville; reelected
circuit judge and served from 1865 to 1871; appointed judge of the
first circuit and elected in 1873, 1879, and 1884; resigned in
December 1888; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first and
Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1893); was not a
candidate for renomination in 1892; resumed the practice of law
until his death in Evansville, Ind., June 30, 1895; interment in
Oak Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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