Herbert Parsons

Herbert Parsons

Born	October 28, 1869(1869-10-28) New York City
Died	September 16, 1925 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Education	Yale University (1890)
Occupation	Lawyer, Congressman
Spouse	Elsie Worthington Clews
Children	Elsie ("Lissa," 1901), John Edward (1903), Herbert (1909), and Henry McIlvaine ("Mac", 1911).
Parents	John Edward Parsons, Mary Dumesnil McIlvaine

Herbert Parsons (October 28, 1869 - September 16, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in New York City, 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. 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 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 the Republican National Conventions in 1908, 1912, 1916, and 1920. He served on the general staff of the American Expeditionary Forces during the First World War. He died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, September 16, 1925. He was interred in Lenox Cemetery, Lenox, Massachusetts.