- Herbert Parsons
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name = Herbert Parsons
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birth_date = birth date|1869|10|28
birth_place =New York City
death_date = death date|1925|9|16
death_place =Pittsfield, Massachusetts
education =Yale University (1890)
occupation =Lawyer ,Congressman
spouse = Elsie Worthington Clews
parents = [http://www.distantcousin.com/obits/ny/1900/1915/jan/parsons_john_edward.html John Edward Parsons] , Mary Dumesnil McIlvaine
children = Elsie ("Lissa," 1901), John Edward (1903), Herbert (1909), and Henry McIlvaine ("Mac", 1911).Herbert Parsons (
October 28 ,1869 -September 16 ,1925 ) was a U.S. Representative fromNew York .Born in New York City, Parsons attended private schools in New York City, St. Paul's School,
Concord, New Hampshire ,Yale University , theUniversity of Berlin ,Harvard Law School , and was graduated fromYale University in 1890.He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in New York City.He served as member of the board ofaldermen of New York City 1900-1904.Parsons was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-first Congresses (
March 4 ,1905 -March 3 ,1911 ).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress.He resumed the practice of law in New York City.He served as delegate to all Republican New York State conventions 1904-1920.He served as delegate to theRepublican National Convention s in 1908, 1912, 1916, and 1920.He served on the general staff of theAmerican Expeditionary Forces during the First World War.He died inPittsfield, Massachusetts ,September 16 ,1925 .He was interred in Lenox Cemetery,Lenox, Massachusetts .ource
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* [http://www.harpweek.com/09Cartoon/BrowseByDateCartoon.asp?Month=November&Date=16 Cartoon of the Day (November 16, 1907)] , HarpWeek
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