| Joseph R. Parrott |
| Joseph R. Parrott (1859 – 1913)
Joseph R. Parrott was born in Oxford, Maine on Oct 30, 1859. He was a graduate of Yale University Law School and started as a lawyer for the Jacksonville, Tampa, Key West System. In 1892 he became Vice President & General Manager of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway. His wife was Helen L. Mercer from New Haven Connecticut. Flagler urged the company to continue with Parrott in charge of the railway after his (Flagler’s) death. Parrott was an active pallbearer at Flagler’s funeral and received $100,000 in Flagler’s will. Unfortunately, Parrott only lived a year and a half after Henry Flagler. He died of an illness while at his home in Maine. His early death became a rather difficult problem because of the amount of trust that Flagler had placed in Parrott. He was the executive head of Flagler’s vision in Florida after Flagler’s death. |