10 Facts About Theophilus Parsons

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Theophilus Parsons was born in Newbury, Massachusetts and studied at Dummer Academy and Harvard College.

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Theophilus Parsons served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts from 1806 until his death.

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Active in politics, Parsons was involved in the drafting of the state constitution and was instrumental in securing its ratification.

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Theophilus Parsons was a member of several prestigious organizations, including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Antiquarian Society.

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Theophilus Parsons's son, named Theophilus Parsons, was an author and professor at Harvard.

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Theophilus Parsons served as chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts from 1806 until his death in Boston in 1813.

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Theophilus Parsons was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1781.

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Theophilus Parsons was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1813.

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Theophilus Parsons was a delegate to the state convention of 1788 which ratified the Federal Constitution.

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Theophilus Parsons's son, named Theophilus Parsons, was an author and a professor at Harvard.