Robert John Parsons (c. 1802 – June 20, 1883) was a journalist and politician in Newfoundland.
He represented St. John's East in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1843 to 1874.
Parsons apprenticed as a printer with the Royal Gazette in St. John's and was foreman in Henry David Winton's printing office for six years.
His son Robert John Parsons, Jr. also served in the Newfoundland assembly.
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