Background
Parsons, Claude Van was born on October 7, 1895 in McCormick, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Moses and Sarah Tennessee (Reid) Parsons.
Parsons, Claude Van was born on October 7, 1895 in McCormick, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Moses and Sarah Tennessee (Reid) Parsons.
Graduate Southern Illinois.
Teacher, schools of Pope County, 1914-1922. County superintendent schools, Pope Company, Illinois, 1922-1930. Editor public newspapers, 1924-1930.
Member 71st Congress (elected to fill vacancy, 1929-1931), and 72d to 76th Congresses (1931-1941), 24th Illinois District President Southern Illinois Teachers Association, 1926, County Superintendent Association of Illinois, 1930. Mason.; Rotarian.