Charles B. Parkhill

[1] He was the son of Captain George W. and Elizabeth Bellamy Parkhill and was born in the family farm in Leon County, Florida on June 23, 1859.

[2][3] Parkhill obtained his degree at the University of Virginia, and was admitted to the Florida bar in 1882 after moving to Pensacola.

[7] He retired from the court intending to run for the third congressional district of Florida in place of his cousin Dannite H. Mays the current serving congressman.

[10] After his unsuccessful attempt for congress he started back up in law practice and then continued his legal career as the city attorney.

[5] Parkhill died in Houston, Texas on May 13, 1933 at the house of one of his daughters, and was taken back to his Tampa home 2 days later before being buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.