Edward L. Parsons

Edward Lambe Parsons (May 18, 1868-July 19, 1960) was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California. He received his B.A. from Yale College in 1889. He was ordained to the diaconate in 1894, and to the priesthood in 1895. Parsons served as bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of California from 1919 to 1924, and as diocesan bishop from 1924-1940. After retiring from his position with the church, he joined the Northern California American Civil Liberties Union board of directors, serving as chairman from 1941 to 1956 and remaining on the board for the rest of his life.

He was a member of the University Club of San Francisco. He married Bertha de Forest Brush on May 18, 1897, and had four children. He died in San Francisco in 1960, at age 92.