Cornelius R. Parsons | |
Order: | 40th Mayor of Rochester |
Term Start: | 1876 |
Term End: | 1890 |
State Senate2: | New York |
District2: | 43rd |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1896 |
Term End2: | January 30, 1901 |
Preceded2: | new district |
Succeeded2: | Merton E. Lewis |
State Senate3: | New York |
District3: | 28th |
Term Start3: | January 1, 1894 |
Term End3: | December 31, 1895 |
Preceded3: | Charles T. Saxton |
Succeeded3: | Edgar T. Brackett |
State Senate4: | New York |
District4: | 29th |
Term Start4: | January 1, 1892 |
Term End4: | December 31, 1893 |
Preceded4: | Donald McNaughton |
Succeeded4: | Cuthbert W. Pound |
State Assembly5: | New York |
District5: | Monroe County, 2nd |
Term Start5: | January 1, 1891 |
Term End5: | December 31, 1891 |
Preceded5: | Robert Courtney |
Succeeded5: | Richard Curran |
Birth Date: | May 22, 1842 |
Birth Place: | York, New York |
Death Date: | January 30, 1901 (aged 59) |
Death Place: | Rochester, New York |
Spouse: | Frances Whitbeck |
Party: | Republican |
Cornelius R. Parsons (May 22, 1842 in York, New York – January 30, 1901 in Rochester, New York) was Mayor of Rochester for seven consecutive two-year terms between 1876 and 1890.
He was the son of State Senator Thomas Parsons (1814–1873). He was a lumber mill co-owner. He was elected to City Council in 1867. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Monroe Co., 2nd D.) in 1891. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1892 until his death in 1901, sitting in the 115th, 116th (both 29th D.), 117th, 118th (both 28th D.), 119th, 120th, 121st, 122nd, 123rd and 124th New York State Legislatures (all six 43rd D.).[1]