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Permanent LinkThomas Parsons
| Retired Farmer | |
| Calhoun | |
| 40 | |
| 01/08/1923 - 01/11/1925 | |
| 61 |
Representative from Calhoun county, was born at Reigate, England, February 18, 1855, coming to the United States with his parents at the age of twelve. His parents lived in Chicago and Sterling, Ill., for a few months and then settled upon a new farm in Lee county, Ill. When a boy, attended the district school and afterward the Rock River seminary at Dixon, Ill. He came to Calhoun county, Iowa,, in the spring of 1878, and engaged in farming and stock raising until he moved to the town of Farnhamville in 1898. He was married to Mary H. Clutter in February, 1898. Was mayor of Farnhamville for fourteen years; a member of the board of supervisors for six years and held various other township and town offices. He was elected representative in 1918, 1920 and 1922. Republican in politics.
| Retired Farmer | |
| Calhoun | |
| 39 | |
| 01/10/1921 - 01/07/1923 | |
| 61 |
Representative from Calhoun county, was born at Reigate, England, February 18, 1855, coming to the United States with his parents at the age of 12, in 1867. His parents lived in Chicago and Sterling, Ill. for a few months and then settled upon a new farm in Lee county, Ill. When a boy attended the district school and afterward the Rock River seminary at Dixon, Ill. He came to Calhoun county, Iowa in the spring of 1878, and engaged in farming and stock raising until he moved to the town of Farnhamville in 1898. He was married to Mary H. Clutter in February, 1898. Was mayor of Farnhamville for fourteen years; a member of the board of supervisors for six years and held various other township and town offices. He was elected representative in 1918 and re-elected in 1920. Republican in politics.
| Retired Farmer | |
| Calhoun | |
| 38 | |
| 01/13/1919 - 01/09/1921 | |
| 61 |
Representative from Calhoun county, was born at Reigate, England, February 18th, 1855, coming to the United States with his parents in 1867, who settled on a farm near Sterling, Illinois. He attended the district school and the Rock River Seminary. He came to Calhoun county, Iowa, in the spring of 1878, and engaged in farming until he moved to the town of Farnhamville in 1898. He was married to Mary H. Clutter in February, 1879. Was mayor of Farnhamville for fourteen years, and a member of the board of supervisors for six years. Elected representative in 1918. Republican in politics.