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Early life in New York

Parsons was born in Hoosick, New York. He was the son of John Parsons, and the grandson of Andrew Parsons, a Revolutionary soldier, who as the son of Phineas Parsons, the son of Samuel Parsons, a descendant of Walter Parsons, born in Ireland in 1290. Hoosick is a town located in Rensselaer County, New York. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ...

Life and politics in Michigan

Parsons moved to Michigan Territory in 1835 and spent the summer teaching in Ann Arbor. In the fall, he explored nearly the entire length of the Grand River valley by canoe, from Jackson to Lake Michigan. He spent the winter working as a store clerk in Ionia County and in the spring went to Marshall to live with his brother, Luke H. Parsons. In the fall of 1836, he moved to Corunna in what was to become Shiawassee County. This area at that time was mostly wilderness, and when it was organized into a county in 1837, Parsons was elected the county's first clerk at the age of nineteen. From 1805-1818, the western border was a line through Lake Michigan. ... For the railroad company, see Ann Arbor Railroad. ... Pedestrian bridge over the Grand River in downtown Lansing The Grand River is the longest river in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Nickname: Location of Jackson within Jackson County, Michigan Country United States State Michigan County Jackson Government  - Mayor Jerry Ludwig Area  - City  11. ... Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one in the group located entirely within the United States. ... Ionia County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Corunna is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Shiawassee County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The term county clerk has been commonly applied, in several English-speaking countries, to an influential employee of a county administration. ...

Parsons became an attorney, and in 1840 was elected Register of Deeds, and reelected in 1842 and 1844. In 1846, he was elected to the Michigan State Senate from the sixth district and was appointed Prosecuting Attorney in 1848. He became a Regent of the University of Michigan in 1851 and was also elected as Lieutenant Governor in 1852. Recorder of deeds refers to the government office tasked with maintaining a record of real estate ownership, as well as other deeds that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over that property. ... The Michigan Senate is the upper body of the Michigan state legislature. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM, U of M or U-M) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ... The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking executive officer in the U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor. ...

Parsons became acting Governor when Robert McClelland resigned in March 1853 to become the Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Franklin Pierce. Parsons did not receive the Democratic Party's nomination for governor in 1854, at least partly because the party was split by question of slavery and by the formation of the Republican Party (which held its first convention that year in Jackson, Michigan). During his twenty-two months as governor, tax laws were improved and the practice of depositing surplus state funds in banks was opposed. The following are governors of the Territory of Michigan and the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Robert McClelland (August 1, 1807–August 30, 1880) was a U.S. statesman, serving as U.S. Representative from Michigan, Governor of Michigan, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior. ... The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior, concerned with such matters as national parks and The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Birthplace of Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 — October 8, 1869) was an American politician and the fourteenth President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Nickname: Location of Jackson within Jackson County, Michigan Country United States State Michigan County Jackson Government  - Mayor Jerry Ludwig Area  - City  11. ...

Retirement and death

In 1855, Parsons was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives from Shiawassee County, first district. He soon fell ill and retired to his farm in Corunna where he died at the age of 37, just five months after leaving office as governor. He is interred at Pinetree Cemetery in Corunna. The Michigan State House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. ...

He was married to Marrietta Clason and had four children.

His brother, S. Titus Parsons, years later, was also a member of the state house from the same district from 1863-64 and 1867-68, as well as a delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention in 1867.

External links

• Biographical Portrait 1892 Portrait & Biographical Album of Genesee, Lapeer & Tuscola Counties, Chapman Bros.
• Memorial Library
• Political Graveyard
• Parsons' Corunna Home
• National Governors Association