James Parsons (South Carolina politician)

James Parsons
Vice President of South Carolina
In office
June 27, 1777 – January 9, 1779
PresidentRawlins Lowndes
Preceded byHenry Laurens
Succeeded byThomas Bee
(as lieutenant governor)
1st Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
March 26, 1776 – October 1776
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJohn Matthews
Personal details
Born1724
Ireland
DiedOctober 1799
South Carolina
Political partyNone

James Parsons (born 1724) was an American politician and attorney who served as the last vice president of South Carolina from June 27, 1777 to January 9, 1779. He was born in Ireland and migrated to the British colony of South Carolina in 1750.