Matt Parrott

Mathies "Matt" Parrott (May 11, 1837 – April 21, 1900) was the Lieutenant Govenor of Iowa from 1896 to 1898.

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Matt Parrott
17th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office 1896–1898
Governor	Francis M. Drake
Preceded by	Warren S. Dungan
Succeeded by	James C. Milliman
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office January 11, 1886 – January 7, 1894
Preceded by	Herman C. Hemenway
Succeeded by	J. M. Rea
Constituency	38th District
3rd Mayor of Waterloo
In office 1877-1880
Preceded by	Lewis Litchy
Succeeded by	J. H. Kuhns
Personal details
Born	Mathies Parrott (1837-05-11)May 11, 1837 Schoharie County, New York, U.S.
Died	April 21, 1900(1900-04-21) (aged 62) Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
Profession	Politician, businessman
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Born in Schoharie County, New York, Parrott moved to Iowa and was in the newspaper and printing business. He served in the Iowa Senate from 1886 to 1894 and was Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1896 to 1898. He also served as Mayor of Waterloo from 1877 to 1880.^[1][2] He died in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1900.^[3][4]

1. ^ John C. Hartman, ed. (1915), History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and its people, Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. – via HathiTrust
2. ^ Annals of Iowa ser.3 v.16, 1928 – via HathiTrust
3. ^ "Senator Mathies Parrott". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
4. ^ "Matt Parrot". The Annals of Iowa. 4 (6): 477–478. 1900. doi:10.17077/0003-4827.2597.

Political offices
Preceded by Warren S. Dungan	Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 1896–1898	Succeeded by James C. Milliman

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