Death and Successor
Parrott died at Barnsley at 10.15 pm on 9 February 1905, having been ill in bed for a fortnight before and unconscious for two days. His health had not been good for some time having suffered a paralytic seizure in 1903. His former Yorkshire Miners Association colleague Fred Hall was chosen to succeed Parrott as candidate in the by-election caused by his death. The Liberal Party again honoured their agreement not to stand against the Miners’ candidate and Hall was returned unopposed as MP for Normanton, serving until 1933.
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