Harry J. Parrish Explained

Harry J. Parrish
State Delegate:Virginia
District:50th
Term Start:January 12, 1983
Term End:March 28, 2006
Preceded:Dorothy McDiarmid
Ken Plum
Jack Rust
Succeeded:Jackson Miller
State Delegate2:Virginia
District2:23rd
Alongside2:Floyd Bagley & David Brickley
Term Start2:January 13, 1982
Term End2:January 12, 1983
Preceded2:Elise B. Heinz
Succeeded2:Royston Jester III
Birth Name:Harry Jacob Parrish
Birth Date:19 February 1922
Birth Place:Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Manassas, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Mattie Cannon
Alma Mater:Virginia Tech (B.B.A.)
Allegiance: United States
Branch:United States Army
United States Air Force
Serviceyears:1944 - 1971
Rank:Colonel
Unit:U.S. Army Air Corps
U.S. Air Force Reserve
Battles:World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War

Harry Jacob Parrish (February 19, 1922  - March 28, 2006) was a longtime member of the Virginia House of Delegates at the time of his death.[1] Born February 19, 1922, Parrish served as a colonel in the United States Air Force from 1942 and 1946 before being elected to the town council of Manassas, Virginia in 1951. He held that position until 1963, when he was elected mayor; he served in that capacity until 1981. Parrish became a delegate in 1982. He was also chairman of the board of the Manassas Ice and Fuel Company, Inc.

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