About Henry George Parson
Lived 1865 – 1936 (aged 70). Henry George Parson was a Canadian politician.
Henry George Parson (September 13, 1865 ) 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. He was chairman of the Royal Commission of Labour which produced its report in 1914. Parson died in Vancouver at the age of 70.
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Who was Henry George Parson?
Canadian politician (1865-1936)
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Henry George Parson was born on 13 September 1865 in London.
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Henry George Parson died on 5 February 1936 in British Columbia, Vancouver.
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Henry George Parson was a politician.
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Henry George Parson was Canadian.
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