Hugh Parmer

Hugh Q. Parmer
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 12th district
In office
1983–1991
Preceded byBetty Andujar
Succeeded byMike Moncrief
Texas Senate President Pro Tempore
In office
1989–1989
Preceded byCraig Anthony Washington
Succeeded byBob McFarland
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 60-3 district
In office
1963–1965
Preceded byDon Kennard
Succeeded byW. C. "Bud" Sherman
36th Mayor of Fort Worth
In office
April 5, 1977[1] – May 1, 1979[1]
Preceded byClif Overcash
Succeeded byWoodie Woods
Personal details
Born(1939-08-03)August 3, 1939
DiedMay 27, 2020(2020-05-27) (aged 80)
Fort Worth, Texas, US
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEvelyn G. Parmer
Alma materYale University, University of Texas at Arlington
OccupationAttorney; businessman; humanitarian executive; university adjunct professor

Hugh Quay Parmer (August 3, 1939 – May 27, 2020)[2] was an American attorney, University professor, international humanitarian executive, and Democratic politician in Fort Worth, Texas. He served in both houses of the Texas State Legislature, on the Fort Worth City Council, and as mayor of Fort Worth. Parmer also served as assistant administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and chief of the Humanitarian Response Bureau under the Agency where he was responsible for emergency U. S. response to over 80 declared disasters both natural and man-made around the world. He followed that with seven years as president and CEO of the American Refugee Committee, a U. S. based humanitarian relief organization with 2000 employees in 14 disaster and conflict impacted nations around the world.

  1. ^ a b "City of Fort Worth Mayors and Council Members 1967 - Present" (PDF). Tarrant County, Texas E-archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  2. ^ "Hugh Parmer". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 12, 2011.