Portrait and biographical album of Hillsdale county, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . NDRKW IARSONS, Gover-nor of Michiiian from March8, 1853 to Jan. 3, 1855, wasborn in the town of Hoosick,County of Rensselaer, andState of New Nork, on the 22dday of July, 1817, and died June6, 1855, at the early age of 38years. lie was tlie son of JohnParsons, born at Newburyixirt,jMass., Oct. 2, 1782, and
Portrait and biographical album of Hillsdale county, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . NDRKW IARSONS, Gover-nor of Michiiian from March8, 1853 to Jan. 3, 1855, wasborn in the town of Hoosick,County of Rensselaer, andState of New Nork, on the 22dday of July, 1817, and died June6, 1855, at the early age of 38years. lie was tlie son of JohnParsons, born at Newburyixirt,jMass., Oct. 2, 1782, and who was thesonof Andrew Parsons,aRevohitionarysoldier, who was the son of PhineasParsons, the son of Samuel Parsons,a descendant of Walter l\-irsons, bornin Ireland in 1290.(Jf this name and family, some one hundred andlliirty years ago. Bishop (litson remarked in his edi-tion of Camdens Britannia: The lionorable familyof Parsons have been advanced to the dignity ofViscounts and more lately Earls of Ross. The following are descendants of these families:Sir John Parsons, born 1481, was Mayor of Hereford;Robert Parsons, born in 1546, lived near Piridgewater,HIngland. He was educated at Ballial College, Ox-ford, and was a noted writer and defender of theRomish faith. He established an
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