Robert Parker Parrott
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| Born | October 5, 1804 John Fabyan Parrott |
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Robert Parker Parrott (October 5, 1804 – December 24, 1877) was an American soldier and inventor of military ordnance.
Born in
Creek Indians early in 1836 before moving to Washington, D.C., in July as Captain of Ordnance. Parrott resigned from the army four months later to become the superintendent the West Point Iron and Cannon Foundry in Cold Spring, New York, with which he would be associated for the remainder of his life. In 1839 he married Mary Kemble, sister of Gouverneur Kemble
, founder of the ironworks.
While employed at West Point, Parrott and his brother Peter also assumed management of the operation of the Kemble-owned furnaces in Orange County, New York. The brothers purchased a ⅓ interest in Greenwood Furnace from a minority holder in 1837, and bought it entirely from the Kembles in 1839.
In 1860, Parrott produced the
Union and Confederate
armies.
In 1867, Parrott ended his superintendency of the West Point Foundry to concentrate on the ironworks in Orange County. However, he continued to experiment with artillery shells and fuses at West Point until his death at Cold Spring at the age of 73.
References
External links
- Putnam County Recorder article on Parrott
- Civil War Artillery: Biography of Parrott
- Greenwood Furnace
- Robert Parker Parrott at Find a Grave
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