Parsons, Edward S., 1863-1943
Dates
- Existence: 1863 - 1943
Biography
Edward Smith Parsons was born in 1863, in Brooklyn, New York. He received a BA from Amherst in 1883, and a BD from Yale in 1887. He was ordained in the Congregational Church in 1887. In 1892, Parsons joined the faculty of Colorado College as an English professor before becoming vice president of the college. He resigned in 1917, and moved to Marietta College in Ohio, where he served as president from 1919-1936, and as president emeritus from 1936-1943. Parsons died in 1943.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Edward S. Parsons collection of Smith family genealogy
Collection
Identifier: MS-551
MS-551
Date(s):
1871 to 1924
Abstract
Edward S. Parsons (1863-1943), congregational minister, English professor and college president. The collection contains genealogical research on the Smith Family.