- Virgil D. Parris
Virgil Delphini Parris (
February 18 ,1807 -June 13 ,1874 ) was a U.S. Representative fromMaine , and cousin ofAlbion Keith Parris .Born in
Buckfield, Maine , Parris attended the common schools, whereupon he enteredHebron Academy inHebron, Maine , thenColby College inWaterville, Maine . He was graduated fromUnion College atSchenectady, New York in 1827. He studiedlaw . Parris was admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice inBuckfield, Maine . He served as assistant secretary of theMaine Senate in 1831, and as a member of the state House of Representatives between 1832-1837.Parris was elected as a Democrat to the
Twenty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofTimothy J. Carter . He was reelected to theTwenty-sixth Congress and served fromMay 29 ,1838 , toMarch 3 ,1841 , but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1840. He then served as a member of the State Senate in 1842 and 1843, part of the time serving as presidentpro tempore and as acting governor of the state. From 1844-1848, Parris served asUnited States marshal for the district of Maine, then as special mail agent forNew England in 1853. He was appointed navalstorekeeper at thePortsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1856. He served asdelegate to theDemocratic National Convention s in 1852 and 1872.Parris died in
Paris, Maine ,June 13 ,1874 . He was interred in the Rawson family knoll in the Old Cemetery.References
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