Samuel Titus Parsons (died April 9, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician.[1]
S. Titus Parsons | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Shiawassee County 1st district | |
| In office 1863–1864 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel G. Phillips |
| In office 1867–1868 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel G. Phillips |
| Succeeded by | John N. Ingersoll |
| Personal details | |
| Born | New York |
| Died | April 9, 1881 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Greenback (1879–1880) |
Early life
editS. Titus Parsons was born in New York.[2] He was the son of John Parsons, whose father was Andrew Parsons, a veteran of the Revolutionary War.[3] He was first admitted to the bar in Mexico, Oswego County, New York.[4] Parsons later moved to Michigan. He did so after three of his brothers.[5]
Career
editIn Owosso, Parsons studied in the law office of two of his brothers, Andrew and Luke H. Parsons. He was admitted to the Shiawassee County bar in May 1854.[2][4] He then moved to Corunna, where he would practice law for over twenty years. He was elected prosecuting attorney of Shiawassee County in 1856, and was re-elected in 1858.[4]
In 1862, Parsons was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives as a Republican. He represented the Shiawassee County 1st district from 1863 to 1864, and served on the judiciary committee. He was again elected to the state legislature in 1866, and served from 1867 to 1868, where he again serve on the judiciary committee, and additionally served on the elections committee.[6] He was one of the delegates from Shiawassee County in the 1867 Michigan constitutional convention.[4] He was again elected prosecuting attorney in 1872.[4]
In 1877, Parsons moved to Detroit, where he continued to practice law.[4] By 1879, Parsons was associated with the Greenback Party, in February of that year being elected chairman of the Wayne County Greenback Committee.[7] In March 1880, Parsons was elected as a delegate from Wayne County to the Greenback State Convention in Jackson, Michigan.[8] By July 1880, Parsons returned to the Republican Party.[9]
Personal life
editIn 1869, S. Titus Parsons divorced from his wife on grounds of extreme cruelty.[10]
Death
editParsons died on April 9, 1881.[11]
References
edit- ^ Tyler, Calvin Cedric (1976). The Tyler Genealogy. p. 381.
- ^ a b Michigan Historical Commission (1924). Michigan Biographies: Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education, Volume 2. pp. 175–176.
- ^ Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892. p. 133.
- ^ a b c d e f Ellis, Franklin (1880). History of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties, Michigan. p. 132.
- ^ "The Parsons Family". Mexico Independent. Mexico, New York. November 30, 1870. p. 1.
- ^ "Legislator Details - S. Titus Parsons". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "The Nationals". Detroit Free Press. February 26, 1879. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Greenback County Convention". Detroit Free Press. March 14, 1880. p. 6. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Politics in the State". Detroit Free Press. July 27, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State News". The Standard. Hillsdale, Michigan. November 23, 1869. p. 2.
- ^ "Death of S. Titus Parsons". Detroit Free Press. April 10, 1881. p. 7. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.