Alexander A. Parsons (1847 – 1932) was a journalist and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. Barbe in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1893 to 1897 and from 1900 to 1904. He was born in Harbour Grace. He began work as a printer in Harbour Grace and later worked at newspapers in Boston and St. John's. From 1879 to 1904, he was editor for the Evening Telegram. Parsons married Marian Raven Thompson. Parsons was a frequent contributor to the Newfoundland Quarterly.