Background
Parsons, William Lewis was born on November 11, 1884 in New Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Albert S. and Rhoda F. (Abbott) Parsons.
Parsons, William Lewis was born on November 11, 1884 in New Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Albert S. and Rhoda F. (Abbott) Parsons.
Bachelor of Arts, Bates College, 1905, Doctor of Laws., 1971. J.B., Boston University School Law, 1907.
;P. Whitten; married second, Helen Sutherland, March 23, 1918 (deceased 1960). Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1907, since practiced in Boston. Admitted Supreme Court of the United States Court bar, 1919.
Associate law department Boston & Albany Railroad, Boston, 1908-1916, assistant counsel, 1916-1939.
Assistant counsel New York Central System, 1940-1950. General attorney charge Boston & Albany Railroad Law Department, 1950-1952.
Chairman Conference of Trunk Lincolnshire Counsel, 1943-1944. Director Winchester Trust Company, 1921-1963, president, 1933-1955, Chairman of the Board, 1955-1963.
Selectman, Winchester, Massachusetts, 1920-1921.
Member Planning Board, 1924-1949, chairman 1925-1949. President Bates College Alumni Association, 1937-1939, member of the board of overseers 1939-1944, member of the board of fellows, 1944, Chairman of the Board, 1964-1970.
Member Planning Board, 1924-1949, chairman 1925-1949. President Bates College Alumni Association, 1937-1939. Member Massachusetts State Bar Association Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho.
Married Rae Bryant, October 14, 1908 (deceased. Married second, Helen Sutherland, March 23, 1918 (deceased.