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'''William Barclay Parsons''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1879]] [[Mines]] [[1882]] was an engineer who was responsible for the construction of the first New York [[subway]] line, as well as the Cape Cod Canal.

[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Parsons]]
[[Category:Class of 1879|Parsons]]
[[Category:SEAS alumni|Parsons]]

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 He is a descendant of Henry Barclay, who was one of the original governors of [[King's College]].
-{{succession|preceded=[[George L. Rives]]|succeeded=[[Frederick Coykendall]]|office=Chairman of the Board of Trustees|years=1917-1932}}
+{{succession|preceded=[[George L. Rives]]|succeeded=[[Frederick Coykendall]]|office=Chairman of the [[Board of Trustees]]|years=[[1917]]-[[1932]]}}
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	He is a descendant of Henry Barclay, who was one of the original governors of [[King's College]].		He is a descendant of Henry Barclay, who was one of the original governors of [[King's College]].
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 Parsons earned two bachelors degrees from Columbia: first from the College, and the second from the School of Mines, which would become [[SEAS]]. While an undergrad, he was on the "tug-o-war team" (sounds fun!), was elected president of his College class, and was one of the co-founders of the ''[[Spectator]]''. He's even claimed as a member of the [[Philolexian Society]].
-He later became a [[trustee]] and was elected to the chairmanship of the board. Parsons refused to put down his Columbia duties even while fighting in the Spanish-American War, communicating with University President [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] throughout the conflict.
+He later became a [[trustee]] and was elected to the chairmanship of the board. Parsons refused to put down his Columbia duties even while fighting in [[World War I]], communicating with University President [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] throughout the conflict.
 He is a descendant of Henry Barclay, who was one of the original governors of [[King's College]].

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-'''William Barclay Parsons''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1879]] [[Mines]] [[1882]] was an engineer who was responsible for the construction of the first New York [[subway]] line, as well as the Cape Cod Canal.
+'''William Barclay Parsons''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1879]] [[Mines]] [[1882]] was an engineer who was responsible for the construction of the first New York [[subway]] line, as well as the Cape Cod Canal. His engineering firm, Parsons Brinckerhoff, is still a major industry player today.
 Parsons earned two bachelors degrees from Columbia: first from the College, and the second from the School of Mines, which would become [[SEAS]]. While an undergrad, he was on the "tug-o-war team" (sounds fun!), was elected president of his College class, and was one of the co-founders of the ''[[Spectator]]''. He's even claimed as a member of the [[Philolexian Society]].

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 '''William Barclay Parsons''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1879]] [[Mines]] [[1882]] was an engineer who was responsible for the construction of the first New York [[subway]] line, as well as the Cape Cod Canal.
-Parsons earned two bachelors degrees from Columbia: first from the College, and the second from the School of Mines, which would become [[SEAS]]. While an undergrad, he was on the "tug-o-war team" (sounds fun!), was elected president of his College class, and was one of the co-founders of the ''[[Spectator]]''.
+Parsons earned two bachelors degrees from Columbia: first from the College, and the second from the School of Mines, which would become [[SEAS]]. While an undergrad, he was on the "tug-o-war team" (sounds fun!), was elected president of his College class, and was one of the co-founders of the ''[[Spectator]]''. He's even claimed as a member of the [[Philolexian Society]].
 He later became a [[trustee]] and was elected to the chairmanship of the board. Parsons refused to put down his Columbia duties even while fighting in the Spanish-American War, communicating with University President [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] throughout the conflict.

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 '''William Barclay Parsons''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1879]] [[Mines]] [[1882]] was an engineer who was responsible for the construction of the first New York [[subway]] line, as well as the Cape Cod Canal.
 [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Parsons]]
 [[Category:Class of 1879|Parsons]]
 [[Category:SEAS alumni|Parsons]]