Background
Parris, Albion Keith was born in 1788 in Hebron, Massachusetts (now Maine), on January 19th. Son of Samuel and Sarah (Pratt) Parris.
government official Governor of Maine senator
Parris, Albion Keith was born in 1788 in Hebron, Massachusetts (now Maine), on January 19th. Son of Samuel and Sarah (Pratt) Parris.
Graduate Dartmouth, 1806.
Admitted to Cumberland (Massachusetts) bar, 1809. Prosecuting attorney Oxford County (Massachusetts), 1811. Member Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1813-1814, Massachusetts Senate, 1814-1815.
Member United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts, 14th-15th congresses, 1815-February 3, 1818. Judge The United States of America District Court for Maine, 1818. Member Maine Convention, 1819, member committee which drafted new constitution, treasurer convention.
Judge probate Cumberland County (Maine), 1820-1821. Governor Maine, 1822-1827. Member United States Senate from Maine, 1827-August 26, 1828.
The American Association For Justice Maine Supreme Court, 1828-1836. Comptroller United States Treasury, 1836-1850. Mayor Portland (Maine), 1852-1854.
Member Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1813-1814, Massachusetts Senate, 1814-1815. Member United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts, 14th-15th congresses, 1815-February 3, 1818. Member Maine Convention, 1819.
Member United States Senate from Maine, 1827-August 26, 1828.
Married Sarah Whitman, 1810, 5 children.