John Denham Parsons (1861 – 14 September 1936)[1] was an English writer and Shakespeare authorship theorist.
Parsons was a proponent of the Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship.
[2] Between 1918 and 1935 he published many works on this topic, including articles in Baconiana and letters in the correspondence columns of Notes and Queries and The Times Literary Supplement.
[2] He attempted pamphlet controversy with Sir Sidney Lee and authorities at the British Museum over the Shakespeare authorship question.
Parsons authored a 561 page book The Nature and Purpose of the Universe on philosophy and psychical research, published in 1906.