John Edward Parsons (October 24, 1829 – January 16, 1915) was an American lawyer in New York City.

[2] Parsons began his legal career as the New York County Assistant District Attorney, where he managed many of the city's prosecutions.

They are economic necessities calculated to benefit the public"[2] – was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Washington, D.C. for restraint of trade in trying to monopolize the sugar industry.

He served as a member of the Council of New York University, appointed in 1867, and for several years president of the NYU Alumni Association.

His children by his first wife included:[5] After her death, he was married to Florence Van Corltandt (née Field) Bishop (1851–1922).

[9] Parsons had a summer estate called "Stoneover" in Lenox, Massachusetts,[1] and was a member of both the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York and the Protestant Episcopal Church in Lenox,[1] Parsons died at his residence in New York City, 30 East 36th Street, on January 16, 1915.