Parsons, Theophilus, 1750-1813, American jurist, b. Byfield, Mass. One of the leading lawyers in New England, he was an outstanding member of the Essex Junto, which opposed (1778) the state constitution as framed by the legislature. As a delegate to the subsequent state constitutional convention (1780) he helped to frame a new constitution. A supporter of the Constitution of the United States, he urged its ratification by Massachusetts (1788). He was chief justice of Massachusetts from 1806 until his death. His son Theophilus Parsons, 1797-1882, also a lawyer, was born in Newburyport, Mass. A professor of law at Harvard, he wrote many law manuals. He was converted to Swedenborgianism and wrote several religious works.

The name Parsons may refer to:

People

• Alan Parsons
• Albert Parsons
• Alibe Parsons
• Andy Parsons
• Benny Parsons
• Betty Parsons, New York art dealer
• Bob Parsons
• Charles Parsons (philosopher)
• Charles Algernon Parsons, engineer, best known for his invention of the steam turbine
• Chick Parsons
• Don Parsons
• Drew Parsons
• Elsie Clews Parsons, anthropologist
• Eric Parsons
• Ernie Parsons
• Estelle Parsons
• Frances Theodora Parsons, American botanist
• Francis Newton Parsons
• Frank Parsons
• Gary Parsons
• Gene Parsons
• Geoffrey Parsons, several people
• George Parsons
• Gram Parsons, American singer and songwriter associated with the country rock genre
• Hardy Falconer Parsons
• Jack Parsons
• James Parsons (disambiguation)
• John Parsons (criminal), American criminal
• John T. Parsons, American engineer
• Johnnie Parsons, American race car driver
• Johnny Parsons, American race car driver
• Jonathan Parsons, American clergyman
• Karyn Parsons
• Keith Parsons
• Kelly Parsons
• King Parsons
• Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse
• Les Parsons
• Lewis E. Parsons
• Louella Parsons, American gossip columnist
• Longineu Parsons
• Lucas Parsons
• Lucy Parsons
• Lynn Parsons
• Michael Parsons
• Mosby Parsons, American military officer
• Nancy Parsons, American actress
• Nicholas Parsons, English actor, radio and television presenter
• Phil Parsons
• Preston Parsons
• Reginald Parsons
• Richard Parsons, CEO of Time Warner
• Robert Parsons (composer), an English composer of the 16th century
• Robert Parsons (Jesuit), English Jesuit priest
• Russ Parsons
• Samuel Holden Parsons
• Samuel Parsons, landscape architect
• Sarah Parsons
• Sidney Parsons
• Talcott Parsons, American sociologist
• Ted Parsons
• Theophilus Parsons, Massachusetts secessionist
• Tony Parsons, several people
• Torrence Parsons
• Tracy Parsons
• Vic Parsons
• William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, astronomer
• William Barclay Parsons, civil engineer
• William Sterling Parsons

Places and institutions

In the United States:

• Parsons, Kansas
• Parsons, West Virginia
• Camp Parsons, a Boy Scout camp in the state of Washington
• Parsons The New School for Design in New York City
• Parsons College, a college formerly located in Fairfield, Iowa, that closed in the 1970s

Companies

• Parsons Brinckerhoff, a major engineering firm with worldwide presence
• Parsons Corporation, major American engineering firm
• Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company, the company founded by Charles Parsons to build steam turbines

Other uses

• Lillie Parsons, a wrecked ship in the St. Lawrence Seaway
• Parsons code, a system of music notation based on melodic motion, used to identify a musical work

See also

• Parson (disambiguation)