Summary
Herbert Parsons (October 28, 1869 – September 16, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Herbert Parsons | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Francis B. Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Jefferson M. Levy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 28, 1869 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 1925 (aged 55) Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Elsie Worthington Clews |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | John Edward Parsons Mary Dumesnil McIlvaine |
| Education | Yale University (1890) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Congressman |
| Signature |  |
Early life edit
Parsons was born in New York City on October 28, 1869. He was the son of John Edward Parsons, a former president of the New York City Bar Association, and Mary Dumesnil McIlvaine.
Parsons attended private schools in New York City, St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, Yale University, the University of Berlin, Harvard Law School, and was graduated from Yale University in 1890.
Career edit
He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in New York City. He served as member of the board of aldermen of New York City in 1900–1904.
He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911). A 1910 run for reelection to the Sixty-second Congress was unsuccessful, and Parsons resumed the practice of law in New York City.
He served as delegate to all Republican New York State conventions from 1904 to 1920, and to the Republican National Conventions in 1908, 1912, 1916, and 1920. During the First World War he served on the general staff of the American Expeditionary Forces.
Personal life edit
Parsons was married to Elsie Worthington Clews, an anthropologist and folklorist of the indigenous people of the American Southwest. She was the daughter of financier and author Henry Clews. They were married in Newport, Rhode Island on September 1, 1900.[1] Together, they were the parents of:
- Elsie "Lissa" Parsons (1901–1966), who married inventor Morehead Patterson, son of Rufus L. Patterson Jr., in 1921.[2] They divorced in 1929 and she married John Drummond Kennedy in 1934.[3]
- John Edward Parsons (b. 1903)
- Herbert Parsons (b. 1909)
- Henry McIlvaine "Mac" Parsons (1911–2004), a noted behavioral psychologist.[4]
Parsons died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, September 16, 1925. He was interred in Lenox Cemetery.
Descendants edit
Through his eldest daughter Elsie, he was a grandfather of Herbert Parsons Patterson (1925–1985),[5] who became president of the Chase Manhattan Bank in 1968.[6][7]
Sources edit
- United States Congress. "Herbert Parsons (id: P000088)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
References edit
- ^ "Miss Clews is Married". The New York Times. Newport, Massachusetts. September 2, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ^ Times, Special to The New York (September 11, 1921). "MISS ELSIE PARSONS MARRIED IN LENOX; Society Throng at Her Wedding to Morehead Patterson of New York in Trinity Church. LOUISE DELANO A BRIDE Washington Girl Weds Col. Sherwood A. Cheney, U.S.A., in Stockbridge--200 at Reception". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "MRS.E.P. PATTERSON BECOMES A BRIDE; Marriage Unites Daughter of Mrs. Herbert Parsons to J. D. Kennedy of This City. HE IS COLUMBIA GRADUATE Justice Kernochan Performs Ceremony in New York Home of Her Grandmother". The New York Times. June 29, 1934. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Behavioral Psychologist Henry McIlvaine Parsons, 92, Dies". Washington Post. August 1, 2004. p. C10. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Blair, William G. (January 31, 1985). "H.P. PATTERSON, BANKER, IS DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Heinemann, H. Erich (October 31, 1968). "David Rockefeller Moves Up at Chase; Patterson, 43, Gets Post as President David Rockefeller and Patterson Elected to New Posts at Chase". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Herbert Parsons Patterson". The New York Times. October 13, 1972. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
External links edit
- Cartoon of the Day (November 16, 1907), HarpWeek
- Herbert Parsons Papers at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress