Joseph R. Parrott Explained

Joseph Robinson Parrott (October 30, 1858 – October 13, 1913) was President of the Florida East Coast Railway. He died in Maine on October 13, 1913.[1] [2] He graduated from Yale University in 1883, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[3] He was a close associate of Henry Flagler.[4] A car ferry was named for him.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: J. R. Parrott Dead. President of Florida East Coast Railroad Dies Suddenly in Maine. . . October 14, 1913 . 2009-07-25 .
  2. Book: Rowland H. Rerick . Rowland H. Rerick . Memoirs of Florida: embracing a general history of the province, territory and state, and special chapters devoted to finances and banking, the bench and bar, medical profession, railways and navigation, and industrial interests . 1902 .
  3. Book: Catalogue of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity . March 25, 2011 . 1910 . The Delta Kappa Epsilon council.
  4. Web site: Florida Historical Quarterly. Florida Historical. Society. July 30, 1947. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Marine Review. July 30, 1917. Penton Publishing Company. Google Books.

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