ons ▁( 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁– ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 0 ) ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁California . ▁ ▁Biography ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁B . A . ▁from ▁Y ale ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁dia con ate ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁Par s ons ▁served ▁as ▁bishop ▁co adj utor ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁California ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁and ▁as ▁dioc es an ▁bishop ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 4 – 1 9 4 0 . ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁church , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Northern ▁California ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁serving ▁as ▁chairman ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁remaining ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁Club ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁He ▁married ▁Ber tha ▁de ▁Forest ▁Br ush ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁and ▁had ▁four ▁children . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6