Charles B. Parkhill

Charles Breckinridge Parkhill (June 23, 1859 – May 13, 1933) was a Florida State Senator and a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from May 25, 1905 to January 1912.

Life and education 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. Parkhill obtained his degree at the University of Virginia, and was admitted to the Florida bar in 1882 after moving to Pensacola.

He was a member and president of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, a Florida State Bar Association member, and also a member of the American Legion, The Elks, Beta Theta Phi and a grand master of the Knights of Pythias. He then became a county solicitor,

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. He had also been encouraged to run in the previous congressional elections but declined to run citing that he was not willing to seek another position at the start of his current office.

After his unsuccessful attempt for congress he started back up in law practice and then continued his legal career as the city attorney. They had one daughter together before she died just one year later in 1886.