Parmenas Briscoe
Parmenas Briscoe | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President Pro Tempore of the Mississippi State Senate | |
| In office January 1834 – January 1836 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Lynch |
| Succeeded by | W. Van Norman |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the Claiborne County district | |
| In office January 1844 – January 1850 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin G. Humphreys |
| Succeeded by | George Torrey |
| In office January 1834 – January 1836 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Gordon |
| Succeeded by | James H. Maury |
| In office January 1830 – January 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Freeland |
| Succeeded by | Adam Gordon |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Claiborne County district | |
| In office January 1828 – January 1830 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1784 Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 1850 (aged 66) At sea, near Acapulco, Mexico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 12, including Andrew |
Parmenas Briscoe (January 23, 1784 - November 29, 1850) was an American planter and longtime state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Claiborne County in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate on and off between 1828 and 1850. He also was the second President of the Mississippi State Senate, serving from 1834 to 1836.