James B. Parramore

James B. Parramore (January 20, 1840 – February 6, 1902) was an American politician, who was the fourteenth Mayor of Orlando from 1897 to 1902.^[1]

James B. Parramore
14th Mayor of Orlando
In office 1896 – February 6, 1902
Preceded by	Mahlon Gore
Succeeded by	Clarence Everett Howard
Personal details
Born	January 20, 1840 Thomasville, Georgia
Died	February 6, 1902 Orlando, Florida
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Florida
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Leila Long Parramore
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861-1865
Rank	Captain
Unit	4th Florida Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Biography

James "Buck" was born in Thomasville, Georgia on January 20, 1840, to Redden and Mary Ann (Tooke) Parramore. He moved to Madison County, Florida by 1845 and then with his family to Orlando in 1881.^[2]

Parramore also served as a captain in the Fourth Florida Infantry of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He died while in office in 1902^[1] at the age of 62, where he was interred at Greenwood Cemetery.

Parramore, a neighborhood in west-central Orlando, Florida was built in the 1880s by James Parramore.^[3]