. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. ine Company. In 1873 he formed a partnershipwith several others and established an iron foundry in Bridgeport under the name of theWilson-Parsons Company, .lames Wilson being his principal partner. They later H. Landon to a partncrsliij) under the firm style of Wilson, Parsons & Landon. anassociation that was maintained for five years, after which Mr. Wilson retired. The busi-ness was then incorporated as the R. E. Parsons Company, with ,Iohn W. Cottrell as thepresident and Mr. Parsons as secretary and treasurer, Mr. Landon at that time reti
. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. ine Company. In 1873 he formed a partnershipwith several others and established an iron foundry in Bridgeport under the name of theWilson-Parsons Company, .lames Wilson being his principal partner. They later H. Landon to a partncrsliij) under the firm style of Wilson, Parsons & Landon. anassociation that was maintained for five years, after which Mr. Wilson retired. The busi-ness was then incorporated as the R. E. Parsons Company, with ,Iohn W. Cottrell as thepresident and Mr. Parsons as secretary and treasurer, Mr. Landon at that time that style the foundry was conducted until November, , when Mr. Parsons S(ddhis interest to Clarence E. Hilton and the cor])orate name was changed to the ParsonsFoumlry Company, Mr. Bilton becoming secretary and treasurer. Upon the death of Mr. Bilton succeeded to the presidency aiul the business which was establishedby Mr. Parsons is still lieing conducted. From a small beginning he had developcil one. ROBKRT E. PARSOXS AM) VICINITY 443 of till largest fduiuliiis of toiiiicitiiiit. In tlic laily ihiys of its oxistciKf lie biyaii iiiaU-iiig oastiiijis foi the large sowing maeliine companios of Bridgeport and tliat continuedto be an important feature of his business for many years. He also carried on a generalgray iron casting business and such was the demand for his product that his industrybecame one of tlie foremost i>lrtnls of the kind in tliis section of the state. Mr. Parsonsalso assisted in organizing tlie American Bank & Trust toinpany of Bridgeport, of whiciihe is still a director. He owns a tobacco [dantation between Windsor and Windsor Locks,where tobacco is grown and curcil. He. however, has never been active in the conduct ofthat business but rents his plantation. On the 12th of Jlay, 18S1, Mr. Parsons was married to Miss Fannie W. Warren, ofBridgeport, who was born at Lyme, Connecticut, and was a daughter of Cai)tain Warr
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