James A. Parsons

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James A. Parsons (b. ca. 1868 Steuben County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.

[edit] Life

He was admitted to the bar of Nebraska in 1890, and moved back to New York in 1893. He then lived in Hornell, New York where he was at times City Attorney and City Recorder.

In 1911, he was appointed Fourth Deputy Attorney General by Thomas Carmody, and his first task was to resume the Queens graft prosecutions, relieving Arthur Train who had been the Special Deputy Attorney General in charge of the case, appointed by Carmody's predecessor Edward R. O'Malley. Upon Carmody's resignation on September 2, 1914, Parsons was appointed New York State Attorney General by Governor Martin H. Glynn for the remaining four months of Carmody's term. He ran for re-election in November 1914, but was defeated by Republican Egburt E. Woodbury.

He was an alternate delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention, and a delegate to the 1920 Democratic National Convention.

[edit] Sources

  • [1] Political Graveyard
  • [2] List of New York Attorneys General, at Office of the NYSAG
  • [3] The Queens prosecution, in NYT on January 12, 1911
  • [4] His appointment as NYSAG, in NYT on September 3, 1914
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Thomas Carmody		 New York State Attorney General
1914		 Succeeded by
Egburt E. Woodbury
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