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Thomas X. Parsons

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Birth	:	3 Sep 1896 Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	3 Jul 1943 Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Independence Cemetery, Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.6231660, -81.1546420
Description	:	Thomas X. Parsons' single year as an associate professor of law at Washington and Lee University was an interlude between his studies and military service, and a career as one the leading attorneys in southwest Virginia. Like others in the succession of one year associate professors at W&L during this period, Parsons taught a number of classes including Torts, Carriers, Insurance, Municipal Corporations, Conflict of Laws, Equity Pleadings, and Bankruptcy. T. X. Parsons, as he signed his name (the "X" didn't stand for anything), was born September 3, 1896 at Independence, Virginia, the son of Mary Belle Bryant Parsons and... Read More	Thomas X. Parsons' single year as an associate professor of law at Washington and Lee University was an interlude between his studies and military service, and a career as one the leading attorneys in southwest Virginia. Like others in the succession of one year associate professors at W&L during this period, Parsons taught a number of classes including Torts, Carriers, Insurance, Municipal Corporations, Conflict of Laws, Equity Pleadings, and Bankruptcy. T. X. Parsons, as he signed his name (the "X" didn't stand for anything), was born September 3, 1896 at Independence, Virginia, the son of Mary Belle Bryant Parsons and state senator John M. Parsons. "X," as he was known to his friends, graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (where he was called "Xenophon" by fellow cadets) in 1915 with a degree in civil engineering. After teaching high school for two years, he volunteered for World War I military service emerging from Officers' Training Corps as the youngest captain in the U.S. Army. He served in the United States for the duration of the war primarily as military instructor. Upon his discharge, Parsons enrolled as a student at the Washington and Lee School of Law. When he graduated in 1921, he was both president of his class and holder of the highest grade point average in the law school. Parsons practiced law in his native Grayson County for a year before joining the W&L law faculty. From 1923 until his death in 1943, Parsons remained in private practice in Roanoke. For a time, he was a partner with Clifton A. Woodrum, against whom he later ran for Congress. He was with a firm headed by John W. McCauley until 1930. In 1932 Parsons became a named member of the law firm of Showalter, Parsons, Kuyk, and Coleman. Active in the Republican party, Parsons held the appointed office of U.S. District Attorney for the Western District of Virginia from 1927-1933. He was unsuccessful in all of his electoral office bids which included Virginia attorney general (1925), Virginia governor (1933), and U.S. Congress (1936). A lifelong bachelor, T. X. Parsons died July 3, 1943 in Roanoke following surgery.

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Thomas X. Parsons's memorial is located at: Independence Cemetery, Independence, Grayson County, USA.
When did Thomas X. Parsons death?
Thomas X. Parsons death on 3 Jul 1943 in Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 36.6231660
Longitude: -81.1546420

Family Members:

Parent

John May Parsons

(1866 - 1946)

Mary Belle Bryant Parsons

(1873 - 1907)

Siblings

Joe Wheeler Parsons

(1898 - 1995)

Emeline Kaye Parsons Todd

(1901 - 1966)

Mattie May Parsons Davis

(1905 - 1990)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Independence Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6231660, -81.1546420

2. David Sexton Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6220000, -81.1510000

3. Davis Family Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6249170, -81.1506460

4. Independence Town Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6260790, -81.1603590

5. Boyer-Poe Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6213400, -81.1640800

6. Fleming S Thomas Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6158340, -81.1510190

7. Elbert Columbus Fulton Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6261000, -81.1358000

8. Matthew Dickey Family Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6361220, -81.1381460

9. Joshua Mack Cox Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6104650, -81.1721170

10. Dickey Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6427280, -81.1612680

11. Brush Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6023280, -81.1520450

12. James C. Vaughan Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6009420, -81.1552320

13. Martin Family Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6021170, -81.1651990

14. Hale John L Cemetery
Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6430000, -81.1400000

15. Reeves-Elliott Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5960000, -81.1547900

16. Isaac Boyer Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5948190, -81.1615620

17. Hall Cemetery
Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6285830, -81.1168500

18. Elliott Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5947810, -81.1373240

19. Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6506430, -81.1335430

20. Alexander D. Osborne Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.6119140, -81.1931400

21. Old Bethel Church Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5949010, -81.1312190

22. Gilham Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5907860, -81.1720840

23. Hardin Cox Family Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5932380, -81.1790320

24. Cox Cemetery
Independence, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5928001, -81.1785965