Claude V. Parsons
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Claude VanCleve Parsons was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
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Born on a farm near McCormick, Pope County, Illinois, Parsons attended the public schools.
He taught in the rural schools of Pope County, Illinois from 1914 to 1922.
He was graduated from Southern Illinois State Normal School at Carbondale in 1923.
He moved to Golconda, Illinois
, in 1922 to become county superintendent of schools, in which capacity he served until 1930.
He was also engaged as an editor and newspaper publisher from 1924 to 1930.
Parsons was elected on November 4, 1930, as a Democrat
to the Seventy-first
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas S. Williams and on the same day was elected to the Seventy-second
Congress.
He was reelected to the Seventy-third
and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from November 4, 1930, to January 3, 1941.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh
Congress.
He was appointed first assistant administrator of the United States Housing Authority February 14, 1941, and served until his death in Washington, D.C.
, May 23, 1941.
He was interred in Zion Church Cemetery, near Ozark, Illinois
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Born on a farm near McCormick, Pope County, Illinois, Parsons attended the public schools.
He taught in the rural schools of Pope County, Illinois from 1914 to 1922.
He was graduated from Southern Illinois State Normal School at Carbondale in 1923.
He moved to Golconda, Illinois
Golconda, Illinois
Golconda is a city in, and the county seat of, Pope County, located along the Ohio River. The population was 726 at the 2000 census. The entire city has been designated a state Historic District.-Geography:Golconda is located at ....
, in 1922 to become county superintendent of schools, in which capacity he served until 1930.
He was also engaged as an editor and newspaper publisher from 1924 to 1930.
Parsons was elected on November 4, 1930, as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-first
71st United States Congress
The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas S. Williams and on the same day was elected to the Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
Congress.
He was reelected to the Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from November 4, 1930, to January 3, 1941.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh
77th United States Congress
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Congress.
He was appointed first assistant administrator of the United States Housing Authority February 14, 1941, and served until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, May 23, 1941.
He was interred in Zion Church Cemetery, near Ozark, Illinois
Ozark, Illinois
Ozark is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. Ozark is south of New Burnside. Ozark has a post office with ZIP code 62972. Ozark is also home to Camp Ondessonk, a catholic youth camp that is run by the Bellville Diocese....
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