Charles Henry Parmelee

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Charles Henry Parmelee
Charles Henry Parmelee

Charles Henry Parmelee (June 1, 1855January 22, 1914) was a Canadian publisher and politician.

Born in Waterloo, Canada East, the son of Rufus E. Parmelee and Eliza McVicar, Parmelee was editor of the Waterloo Advertiser from 1875 to 1880, and commercial editor of the Montreal Herald from 1880 to 1883. In 1883, he re-joined the Advertiser. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Quebec electoral district of Shefford in the 1896 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900 and 1904. He did not run in 1908.

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
John Robbins Sanborn
Member of Parliament for Shefford
1896–1908
Succeeded by
Henry Edgarton Allen