Frank Parsons

Background

Parsons, Frank was born on November 14, 1854 in Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward and Alice B. (Rhees) Parsons.

Education

Parsons was educated at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire and at Dartmouth College, graduating in the class of 1874. After teaching for several years, Parsons studied law and passed the bar in 1879.

Career

Some sources spell his middle name "Naismith". Parsons married Pike"s daughter Helen on October 26, 1880. Parsons was appointed the State Law Reporter in 1891.

From 1893 to 1894 he served on the New Hampshire Executive Council.

In 1895 Parsons was elected to be the first mayor of Franklin, and in the same year he was appointed an Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. In 1902 he became Chief Justice, and continued in this post until 1924.

From 1925-1928 he served as a state representative. In 1889 and 1930 he represented Franklin at state constitutional conventions, serving as president of the convention in 1930.

Parsons was also actively involved in community affairs, serving on the Franklin school board and board of water commissioners, as president or director of several local banks, as president of the board of trustees at Pinkerton Academy, president of Franklin Hospital, and president of the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Achievements

• Frank Parsons has been listed as a notable lawyer, educator, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: The Story of New Zealand, 1904. The Heart of the Railroad Problem, 1906. The Railways, the Trusts and the People, 1906.

Connections

Father:

Edward Parsons

Mother:

Alice B. (Rhees) Parsons