Joseph Parsons

Joseph Parsons (1876–1951) was a long-serving principal of Perth Modern School and an influential West Australian educator.

Parsons was principal for 27 years, from 1912 to 1939.^[1]

He was born in Moscow and emigrated to Australia from England in 1886. By 1901 he was a headmaster in the WA Goldfields town of Boulder, and impressed Cecil Andrews, and in 1905 was made head of Perth Boys School.^[2]

Parsons died in 1951 and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery. A library and a House at Perth Modern is named for him.

References

^ School, Perth Modern. "User Log In".
^ Watts, Owen F. "Biography - Joseph Parsons - Australian Dictionary of Biography". Adbonline.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

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[1] School, Perth Modern. "User Log In".

[2] Watts, Owen F. "Biography - Joseph Parsons - Australian Dictionary of Biography". Adbonline.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

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