John Knight Parlett, Sr. (1937-2005)
MSA SC 3520-13359
Biography:
Born in Leonardtown, Maryland, February 1, 1937. Attended St. Mary's Academy and Charlotte Hall Military Academy. Married to Catherine Ann "Kitty" Mattingly; seven children. Died May 1, 2005, in Charlotte Hall, St. Mary's County, Maryland.
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Legislative Districts 29 & 28B (D), Charles and
St. Mary's
Counties, 1981-86. Member, Environmental Matters Committee.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Farmer and businessman. Corporal, Maryland National Guard,
1953-58. Vice-president,
Board of County Commissioners, St. Mary's County, 1974-78.
Member,
Metropolitan Commission; Board of Recreation and Parks; Commission on
Aging;
Transportation Committee; County Building Committee; Greenwell State
Park
Advisory Committee; Tri-County Council; Maryland Association of
Counties
Planning Committee. County negotiator for State purchase of
Charlotte
Hall School property. Member, Farm Bureau Board of Directors;
Soil
Conservation Service Board of Supervisors; Leonard Hall Junior Naval
Academy
Board of Trustees; Mechanicsville Lions Club Board of Directors;
Chamber
of Commerce Board of Directors, 1979-date unknown; Judicial Nominating
Commission,
1979-date unknown; Maryland Heritage Committee. Founder of the John K.
Parlett Farm-Life Museum of Southern Maryland which sponsors the annual
Southern Maryland Farm-Life Festival.
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