John Parsons (1850-1923) was born in Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England, and died in Oakland, California. He was a graduate of Harvard University (1874) and Andover Theological Seminary (1877). After his ordination in 1878, he served as pastor of the East and North Woodstock Congregational churches in Connecticut. In May 1883, he was appointed acting pastor of the Dayville Congregational Church in Killingly, Connecticut, and served until August 1884. He then moved to Denver, Colorado, where he served as assistant and then later as head librarian of Denver Public Library.

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