Joseph R. Parrott

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]: 162 He was a close associate of Henry Flagler.^[4] A car ferry was named for him.^[5]

Joseph R. Parrott circa 1913

References

1. "J. R. Parrott Dead. President of Florida East Coast Railroad Dies Suddenly in Maine" (PDF). New York Times. October 14, 1913. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
2. Rowland H. Rerick (1902). 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.
3. Catalogue of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. The Delta Kappa Epsilon council. 1910. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
4. Society, Florida Historical (July 30, 1947). "Florida Historical Quarterly" – via Google Books.
5. "Marine Review". Penton Publishing Company. July 30, 1917 – via Google Books.