Harold Parfitt | |
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17th Governor of the Panama Canal Zone | |
In office 1975–1979 | |
Appointed by | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | David Stuart Parker |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Harold Robert Parfitt August 6, 1921 Coaldale, Pennsylvania |
Died | May 21, 2006 Dallas, Texas | (aged 84)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Patricia Rose Scully
(m. 1955) |
Education | United States Military Academy Massachusetts Institute of Technology Command and General Staff College Canadian National Defense College |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1943–1975 |
Rank | Major General |
Major General Harold Robert Parfitt (August 6, 1921 – May 21, 2006), was the last Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, from 1975 to 1979.[1]