Keith I. PARSONS

Background

Parsons, Keith I. was born on April 28, 1912 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Alfred and Cora Pearl (McDowell) Parsons.

Education

University of Chicago (Bachelor of Philosophy, 1933. Juris Doctor, 1937). Phi Beta Kappa.

Career

Assistant to secretary, University of Chicago, 1934-1937; since practiced in, Chicago assistant chief, later chief legal division, Chicago Ordnance District, 1942-1946; partner firm, Milliken, Vollers & Parsons, 1946-1964; partner firm, Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock & Parsons, 1965-1983; of counsel firm, Ross & Hardies, 1983-1997.

Achievements

• Keith I. Parsons has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Hinsdale (Illinois) Board Education, 1957-1963, president, 1959-1963. Member of the Board of Governors Illinois State Colleges Universities, 1970-1973. Served lieutenant colonel Army of the United States, 1942-1946.

Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (past chairman corporation law committee, member board of managers 1967-1969), Chicago Law Club, Legal Club (past president), Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon, Hinsdale Golf Club, Chikaming Country Club.

Connections

Married Lorraine Watson, June 28, 1939. Children: Robert, Susan, James.

Father:

Alfred Parsons

Mother:

Cora Pearl (McDowell) Parsons

Spouse:

Lorraine Watson

child:

Robert Parsons

child:

Susan Parsons

child:

James Parsons