Lucian W. Parrish

Lucian Walton Parrish
Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1919  March 27, 1922
Preceded byJohn Marvin Jones
Succeeded byGuinn Williams
Personal details
Born(1878-01-10)January 10, 1878
Sister Grove, Van Alstyne, Texas, U.S.
DiedMarch 27, 1922(1922-03-27) (aged 44)
Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeHope Cemetery, Henrietta, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin

Lucian Walton "Father" Parrish (January 10, 1878 – March 27, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Texas, and a star college athlete and coach.

Born in Sister Grove, near Van Alstyne, Texas, Parrish moved with his parents to Clay County in 1887 and settled near Joy, Texas where they owned a ranch. He attended the public schools of Joy and Bowie, Texas, and the North Texas State Normal College at Denton, Texas (now the University of North Texas).