Henry George Parson Explained

Henry George Parson
Birth Date:13 September 1865
Birth Place:London, England
Death Place:Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupation:Merchant, politician
Party:Conservative
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Constituency:Columbia
Term Start:1907
Term End:1912

Henry George Parson (September 13, 1865  - February 5, 1936[1]) was an English-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia from 1907 to 1912 as a Conservative. He was defeated when he sought re-election in the 1912 provincial election and then again in the 1920 provincial election.

He was born in London, the son of George F. Parson, and was educated there. Parson came to Ottawa in 1883, moved to Banff in 1885 and then came to British Columbia in 1887. In 1889, he married Mary Jane Reid. Parson lived in Golden. He served as president of the Golden Board of Trade and of the Golden Hospital Society.[2] He was chairman of the Royal Commission of Labour which produced its report in 1914.[3] Parson died in Vancouver at the age of 70.[1]

The community of Parson near Golden was named after him.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vital Event Death Registration . BC Archives . 2011-09-03.
  2. Book: Chambers, Ernest J. Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1908 . 1908 .
  3. Web site: Historical reports . Workers' Compensation Board of BC . 2011-09-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111017201539/http://worksafebc.com/publications/reports/historical_reports/ . 2011-10-17 .
  4. Book: Akrigg, G P V . British Columbia place names . registration . 202 . Akrigg, Helen B . 0-7748-0637-0 . UBC Press . 1997 . 2011-09-12.