John H. Parrott Biography


	This biography appears on pages 829-830 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was 
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				JOHN H. PARROTT. 

	John H. Parrott, serving as postmaster at Pierpont, was born at 
Kingston. Green Lake county, Wisconsin, June 10, 1861. His parents, 
Charles and Catherine (Small) Parrott, were natives of England. They 
were married at Kingston, Wisconsin, and both have passed away, the 
mother having departed this life in 1911. 

	John H. Parrott was reared in his native state and in 1878 went 
to Watertown, where he engaged in farming for six years. He afterward 
removed to Raymond, South Dakota, where he carried on general 
merchandising until 1888, when he became a resident of Pierpont. There 
he established a store which he conducted successfully until 1904, when 
he turned his attention to the real-estate and land business. Along 
these different lines he has met with prosperity, and although he 
started out in life empty-handed he has gradually worked his way 
upward. He also owns farm lands in this state and has a large tract in 
Montana. 

	In 1882 Mr. Parrott was united in marriage to Miss Rose E. 
Holdridge, a native of St. Charles, Minnesota, and a daughter of C. H. 
Holdridge, who was an early agriculturist of that state. Our subject 
and his wife have three children, namely: Jesse H., who follows farming 
in Day county; Mrs. Eva M. knight, whose husband is a farmer living in 
Lewistown, Montana; and Norma A., who is the wife of the Rev. Thomas 
Huxley, a minister of the Baptist church residing in Kansas City, 
Missouri. 

	The religious faith of Mr. Parrott is that of the Baptist church, 
which finds in him a loyal member. He is also well known in fraternal 
connections, being a Mason, Workman, Maccabees and Woodman. He is also 
connected with the Degree of Honor. He served as master of his lodge 
for several terms and for four years was grand overseer of the district 
for the Workmen. In politics he is a democrat and filled the office of 
deputy postmaster of Pierpont from 1888 until 1893, in which year he 
was appointed postmaster, serving until 1897. He then retired from the 
position but was reappointed to the office by President Wilson in 1914. 
He has always been active in politics, believing it to be the duty and 
obligation as well as the privilege of a citizen to exercise his right 
of: franchise in support of the principles in which he believes. He has 
attractive social qualities rendering him popular with his fellow men, 
and through the years of his residence in Dakota the circle of his 
friends has grown as the circle of his acquaintance has widened.