 In 1937 he opened the Parsons Drug Store in Lincoln.After Walter H. Jurgensen was convicted of embezzlement in 1938, Parsons was elected to fill out the remainder of Jurgensen's term, which amounted to less than two months - November 8, 1938 to January 5, 1939.He presided over the first two days of the legislative term and was later officially voted thanks "for the impartial manner in which he opened and presided over the organization of the Fifty-third Session of the Nebraska Legislature".