Theophile Parsons (February 24, 1750 - October 30, 1813) is an American lawyer and scientific writer.
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Biography
Theophile Parsons was born in Newbury, Massachusetts Colony, into a priest's family. He studied at the Dammer Academy (now the Governor's Academy), being one of its first students, then at Harvard College, which he graduated in 1769. In the years 1770-1773 he was a teacher in Falmouth (now Portland, Maine). He studied law at the university and was admitted to the bar in 1774. In 1800 he moved to Boston.
From 1806 until his death in 1813 he served as the supreme judge of Massachusetts. He actively participated in politics, was one of the leaders of the federalists. In 1778, he was a member of the Essex Convention, convened in protest of the state constitution, and, as a member of the "Essex junta," perhaps became the author of The Essex Result, which helped to ensure the non-adoption of the constitution in elections. In 1781 he was admitted to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1813, he also became a member of the American Antique Society.
Parsons was a member of the State Constitutional Convention of 1779-1780 and a member of the Committee of Twenty-Six, which wrote the text of the country's constitution. He was also a delegate to the 1788 convention, where the federal constitution was ratified. According to legend, he was the author of well-known conciliatory resolutions or proposed constitutional amendments, which became an important factor in the victory over Samuel Adams and John Hancock for ratification. His work, Commentaries on the law of the United States (1836), one of the most important legal works of his authorship, was highly respected.
His son, Theophile Parsons (1797–1882), was a professor at Harvard University and a science writer; known for works on American law, especially commercial and maritime.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Parsons, Theophilus // 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica - 11 - New York City : 1911. - Vol. 20.
Literature
- Parsons, Theophile // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- This article (section) contains text taken (translated) from the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica , which went into the public domain .