Background
Parsons, Thomas Smith was born on August 5, 1873 in Ivinghoe, England. Son of Henry and Emily (Williams) Parsons.
Parsons, Thomas Smith was born on August 5, 1873 in Ivinghoe, England. Son of Henry and Emily (Williams) Parsons.
Brought to America, 1880. Bachelor of Science, South Dakota Agricultural College, Brookings, South Dakot, 1897, Master of Science, 1899. Post-graduate work Michigan Agricultural College.
Science teacher and principal high schools, South Dakot, and Durango, Colorado, to 1909. Professor agronomy, University of Wyoming, and agronomist United States Experiment Station, Laramie, Wyoming, since 1910. Crops and soils specialist for Wyoming, since 1918.
Editor Wyoming Stockman-Farmer, Cheyenne.
State seed analyst.
Married Mabel Doughty, June 25, 1902.
