Background
Erwin, Henry Parsons was born on July 16, 1881 in Newark. Son of Orlando Richard and Mary Elizabeth (Parsons) Erwin.
Erwin, Henry Parsons was born on July 16, 1881 in Newark. Son of Orlando Richard and Mary Elizabeth (Parsons) Erwin.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1904. Graduate Illinois Institute Technology. Student of University Chicago, 1916-1917.
Honorary Doctor of Science, George Washington University, 1952.
Engineer, manufacturer, member Washington Stock Exchange. Director Riggs National Bank, Federal Storage Company, Washington. Trustee, secretary, chairman finance committee board of trustees George Washington University.
Member Community Chest Federation Classification Committee.
Trustee United Community Services of Washington, trustee Boys Club of Washington, treasurer Boys Club Foundation, treasurer of the National Capital Area Boy Scouts.
Member Community Chest Federation Classification Committee. Served as captain, commander Paterson (New Jersey) Ordnance Depot, February-November 1918. Member American Ordnance Association (founder, director, treasurer), A.S.M.E., National Parks Association (secretary), Sons of the American Revolution, Archaeological
Society of Washington (vice president), Committee of One Hundred (Miami Beach, Florida).
Clubs: Circumnavigators Around World.
Married Helen Peck Blodgett, 1921. Children: Eileen (Mistress John Alvin Croghan), Hope (Mistress Macdonald Goodwin), Henry Parsons.