Parrott
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Parrott is also a surname:
- Arendell Parrott AcademyArendell Parrott AcademyArendell Parrott Academy is a non-sectarian private school located in Kinston, North Carolina for grades K-12.- History :The idea for this nonsectarian school was first envisioned by Marian Parrott in 1955, a former member of the N.C. General Assembly and a local attorney. In 1964 Mr...
, a school in North Carolina - Parrott, GeorgiaParrott, GeorgiaParrott is a town in Terrell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 156 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, a city in the United States - Parrott, VirginiaParrott, VirginiaParrott is a census-designated place in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 435.-References:*...
, an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Virginia - Parrott HallParrott HallParrott Hall, also known as Denton House or Denton Place, is a historic home located at Geneva in Ontario County, New York. It was built in 1850 and consists of a three story main block and two story addition in the Italianate villa style...
, New York historical home - Parrott rifleParrott rifleThe Parrott rifle was a type of muzzle loading rifled artillery weapon used extensively in the American Civil War.-Parrott Rifle:The gun was invented by Robert Parker Parrott, a West Point graduate. He resigned from the service in 1836 and became the superintendent of the West Point Foundry in Cold...
, an artillery piece - USS Parrott (DD-218)USS Parrott (DD-218)USS Parrott was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for George Fountain Parrott....
, a vessel of the United States Navy
Parrott is also a surname:
- Alison ParrottAlison ParrottAlison Parrott , was an 11-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Toronto, Canada. Her remains were found two evenings later in a densely-wooded area of Kings Mill Park.-Disappearance:...
, Canadian missing girl - Andrew ParrottAndrew ParrottAndrew Parrott is a British conductor, perhaps best known for his pioneering historically informed performances of pre-classical music. He conducts a wide range of repertoire, including contemporary music. He conducted the premiere of Judith Weir's A Night at the Chinese Opera...
, British musicologist and conductor - Big Nose GeorgeBig Nose GeorgeGeorge Parrott, also known as Big Nose George, George Manuse and George Warden, was a cattle rustler in the American Wild West in the late 19th century...
Parrott, American outlaw - David ParrottDavid ParrottDavid Parrott was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Oxfordshire.Parrott, who played for Oxfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1963 and 1973, made a single List A appearance for the side, during the 1972 season, against Durham. From the upper-middle...
, English cricketer - Charley ChaseCharley ChaseCharley Chase was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies...
, born Charles Joseph Parrott, American comedian, actor, screenwriter & director - Edward ParrottEdward ParrottSir James Edward Parrott, MP, was a British teacher and author, who served as the Liberal Member of Parliament from Edinburgh South for 1917-1918....
, British teacher and author, Member of Parliament - Enoch Greenleafe ParrottEnoch Greenleafe ParrottEnoch Greenleafe Parrott was an American naval officer who fought in the Mexican-American War and Civil War, later rising to the rank of Rear admiral.-Biography:...
, American naval officer - George ParrottGeorge ParrottGeorge Fountain Parrott was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I.-Biography:Born at Falling Creek, Lenoir County, North Carolina, George Fountain Parrott was the 3rd of 7 children born to George Franklin and Julia Bizzell Parrott, and was first cousin to Marion A. Parrott...
, American Navy officer in World War I - Harry Craig ParrottHarry Craig ParrottHarry Craig Parrott was an Ontario orthodontist and political figure who represented Oxford in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1981 as a Progressive Conservative member....
, Canadian politician - Ian ParrottIan ParrottIan Parrott , who retired from the Gregynog Chair of Music at Aberystwyth in 1983, is a prolific Anglo-Welsh composer and writer on music. His distinctions include the first prize of the Royal Philharmonic Society for his symphonic poem Luxor, and commissions by the BBC and Yale University, and for...
, British composer - Jacob ParrottJacob ParrottJacob Wilson Parrott was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor, a new military award first presented by the United States Department of War to several soldiers for their participation in the Great Locomotive Chase....
, first recipient of the Medal of Honor for his military service in the American Civil War - James ParrottJames ParrottJames Parrott , was an American actor and film director; and the younger brother of film comedian Charley Chase.-Early years:...
, American comic actor and film director - Jiggs ParrottJiggs ParrottWalter Edward "Jiggs" Parrott was a professional baseball player whose career spanned eight seasons, four of which were spent with the Major League Baseball Chicago Colts...
, former baseball player - Joanne S. ParrottJoanne S. ParrottJoanne Parrott was elected as a delegate to Maryland District 35A, which serves Harford County. She won one of two seats, along with Barry Glassman, defeating incumbent Michael G. Comeau and winning the seat left vacant by James Harkins, who was elected as Harford County Executive...
, Maryland politician - John ParrottJohn ParrottJohn Parrott MBE is an English professional snooker player and TV personality.He won the World Snooker Championship in 1991, defeating Jimmy White in the final. Two years earlier he had lost 3–18 to Steve Davis, the heaviest final defeat in modern times...
, English professional snooker player - John F. Parrott, American Senator from New Hampshire
- Joseph R. ParrottJoseph R. ParrottJoseph Robinson Parrott was President of the Florida East Coast Railway. He died in Maine on October 13, 1913. He graduated from Yale University in 1883, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.-References:...
, President of the Florida East Coast Railway. - Les ParrottLes ParrottLes Parrott, III, Ph.D., is a professor of clinical psychology for Seattle Pacific University, author, motivational speaker, and an ordained Nazarene minister.-Early life:...
, psychologist - Marion A. ParrottMarion A. ParrottMarion Arendell Parrott was an American lawyer.-Early years and wartime activities:Marion Arendell Parrott was the second son of William Thomas and Jeanette Johnson Parrott from Kinston, North Carolina, and a first cousin to George Parrott...
, Prominent North Carolinian - Marcus Junius ParrottMarcus Junius ParrottMarcus Junius Parrott was a delegate to Congress from the Kansas Territory from 1857 until 1861. He was born in Hamburg, South Carolina. He graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1849. He studied law at Cambridge University...
, Kansas congressman - Mike ParrottMike ParrottMichael Everett Arch Parrott , nicknamed "Bird", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Parrott graduated from Adolfo Camarillo High School in Camarillo, California in 1973. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the first round, 15th pick, of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft...
, Major league baseball player - Robert Parker ParrottRobert Parker ParrottRobert Parker Parrott was an American soldier and inventor of military ordnance.-Biography:Born in Lee, New Hampshire, he was the son of John Fabyan Parrott. He graduated with honors from the United States Military Academy, third in the Class of 1824. Parrott was assigned to the Third Regiment of...
, inventor of the Parrott rifle - Thomas Alexander ParrottThomas Alexander ParrottThomas Alexander Parrott was an American Central Intelligence Agency officer.-Personal:He was born at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, the son of Lt. Col. Roger Sheffield Parrott and Mary B. Parrott...
, CIA officer - Todd ParrottTodd ParrottTodd Parrott is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief employed by Richard Petty Motorsports on the #9 Stanley Black & Decker Ford Fusion driven by Marcos Ambrose. In 2010 he worked on the #17 Roush-Fenway Racing Ford. He was the championship crew chief of the #88 with Dale Jarrett in 1999...
, NASCAR racer - Tom ParrottTom ParrottThomas William "Tacky Tom" Parrott was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of four seasons with the Chicago Colts, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns...
, professional baseball player - Travis ParrottTravis ParrottTravis Parrott is an American professional ATP tennis doubles player. He is primarily a doubles specialist...
, American professional tennis player - William ParrottWilliam ParrottWilliam Parrott was a British coalminer, trade union official and Liberal–Labour politician.-Early life:...
, British coalminer, trade union official and Liberal-Labour (Lib-Lab) politician