| PARKS (Soundex
P620)
— See also
BARKS,
PARK,
PARKES,
PARKESS,
PORCHAS,
PRAX,
PROUX,
PURCHASE,
PURCHES,
SPARK,
SPARKS.
|
| |  PARKS:
See also
Hiram
Parks Bell —
Theodore
Moody Berry —
Richard
Parks Bland —
William
Parks Bond —
Frank
Parks Briggs —
Martin
Grove Brumbaugh —
William
Leighton Carss —
Clement
Cabell Dickinson —
Albert
Alan Dorsey —
Rufus
A. Doughton —
John
M. Dunham —
Parks
Griffin —
Robert
Hanna Jr. —
Kathryn
Ann Bailey Hutchison —
Henderson
Madison Jacoway —
Henry
Parks Lay —
W.
L. Montgomery —
John
Parks Newsome —
A.
Parks Rasin —
A.
Parks Rasin Jr. —
Philander
Rathbone —
Edgar
Parks Rucker —
Parks
Skelton —
Jane
Parks Swiss —
Arie
Parks Taylor —
John
J. Walsh —
Ralph
P. Wilson |
| |
Parks, A. H. —
of Minonk, Woodford
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Abel B. —
of Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Alan Lee —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Parks, Alexander —
of Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1891-94.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Alvin, Jr. —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Mayor
of East St. Louis, Ill., 2007.
Still living as of 2007.
|
| |
Parks, Andrew —
of Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Kanawha County, 1861.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Arthur —
of New York.
Member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1777-88; member of New York
council of appointment, 1780.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, B. —
of Peekaboo, Anderson
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives 9th District, 1887-88.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Parks, Beaumont
(1868-1929) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
25, 1868.
Democrat. Superintendent, Standard Oil refinery;
mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1910-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died February
25, 1929 (age 60 years, 62
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
|
| |
Parks, Bernard C. —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2004,
2008;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 2005.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Parks, Beverly S. (born
c.1935) —
of Granbury, Hood
County, Tex.
Born about 1935.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Parks, Carolyn DeVore —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1996;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Parks, Catherine —
of Weston, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wyoming, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Parks, Charles A. —
Democrat. Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Alabama,
1896.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Charles D. —
of La Junta, Otero
County, Colo.
Postmaster at La
Junta, Colo., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Clifford C. —
of Colorado.
Colorado
state auditor, 1895-97.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, David —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1857-59.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, David —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Democrat. Member of Nevada
state house of representatives 41st District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2000.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Parks, Dewey —
of Reinersville, Morgan
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Dexter E. —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.
Democrat. Acting postmaster at Talladega,
Ala., 1940-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Drew (b. 1949) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born December
7, 1949.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
|
| |
Parks, Eddie L. —
of Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Parks, Ernest —
of Scottsboro, Jackson
County, Ala.
Postmaster at Scottsboro,
Ala., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Eugene —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Candidate for mayor
of Madison, Wis., 1999.
Still living as of 1999.
|
| |
Parks, F. C. —
of Hornersville, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Dunklin County, 1922, 1934,
1936.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Parks, Father
of Paterson: See
Henry
Barrett Crosby |
| | Parks, Father
of Pittsburgh's: See
Edward
Manning Bigelow |
 |
Parks, Felix Gilbert
(1817-1888) —
also known as Felix G. Parks —
of Greenwood, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C.
Born August
16, 1817.
Democrat. Physician;
druggist;
postmaster at Greenwood,
S.C., 1852-61, 1868-83, 1885-88.
Died July 6,
1888 (age 70 years, 325
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Greenwood, S.C.
|
| |
Parks, Frances —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Wyoming, Kent
County, Mich.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Parks, Frank H. —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Elmira, N.Y., 1935.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Frank W. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Fred C. —
of Abingdon, Washington
County, Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Fred W.
(1871-1941) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y., September
1, 1871.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state senate, 1898; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1905-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1924.
Died in 1941
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, George Alexander
(1883-1984) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Denver,
Colo., May 29,
1883.
Mining
engineer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1925-33; vice-president, First National Bank of
Juneau.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Juneau,
Alaska, May 11,
1984 (age 100 years,
348 days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska; memorial monument at Newcomb
Park, Wasilla, Alaska.
|
| |
Parks, George B. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, George S. —
Member of Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1867-68.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Gerald H. —
of Tucker
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tucker County, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Gorham (1794-1877) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., May 27,
1794.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 7th District, 1833-37; candidate for
Governor
of Maine, 1837; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1843-45; U.S. Consul in Rio de Janeiro, as of 1845-49.
Died in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
23, 1877 (age 83 years, 180
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
| |
Parks, Henry G., Jr. (born
c.1917) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., about 1917.
Democrat. Founder and chairman, H. G. Parks Inc. (meat
products); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1964.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives:
Married to Virginia Byrd. |
|
| |
Parks, Henry M.
(1860-1921) —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Ohio, 1860.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1916.
Died in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., March
26, 1921 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, James B. —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, James Edward
(1888-1978) —
also known as James E. Parks —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., June 12,
1888.
Railway
mail
clerk; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice
Consul in Paris, 1923-24, 1932; Lille, 1924; Cardiff, 1924-26; Luxembourg, 1926-29; U.S. Consul in Panama, 1943-44; Paris, 1944; Le Havre, 1949.
Died in Southern Pines, Moore
County, N.C., September
11, 1978 (age 90 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mount Hope Cemetery, Southern Pines, N.C.
|
| |
Parks, James K. (b. 1881) —
of Stone
County, Mo.
Born in Christian
County, Mo., October
21, 1881.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Stone County, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Jennifer —
of El Dorado, Union
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Parks, Jerry —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1990.
Still living as of 1990.
|
| |
Parks, Jesse —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Parks, John —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1863.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, John B. —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1900-02.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, John B. —
of Leechburg, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Democrat. Postmaster at Leechburg,
Pa., 1914-23.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, John F. —
of Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state senate 42nd District, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, John F. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Progressive. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, John G. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Parks, John N. —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, John W. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Joseph —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Postmaster at Somerset,
Pa., 1801-02.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Joseph —
of Minnesota.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Joseph A. (b.
1877) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Preston, Lancashire, England,
May
2, 1877.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1904-06.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Joseph M. —
of Carroll
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Carroll County, 1839.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Parks, Kay
See Kathryn
Ann Bailey Hutchison |
| |
Parks, Kermit Max (born
c.1939) —
also known as Kermit Parks —
of El Dorado, Union
County, Ark.
Born about 1939.
Republican. Chair of
Union County Republican Party, 2003; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 2004,
2008
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Parks, Kieven —
of Tennessee.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Parks, L. W. —
of Tyler
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1905-06.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Parks, Linda —
of Thousand Oaks, Ventura
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Thousand Oaks, Calif., 1998-99.
Female.
Still living as of 1999.
| | |
Relatives:
Daughter of Gene Moss. |
| | | Image source: City of Thousand
Oaks |
|
| |
Parks, Lyman S. —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1971-75.
Still living as of 1976.
|
| |
Parks, M. A. —
of Brooksville, Noxubee
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Mariana (born
c.1949) —
of Mercer Island, King
County, Wash.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Political
consultant; writer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Parks, Mark Anthony —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Parks, Marvin —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Parks, Mary Lou (b. 1939) —
of Detroit east side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., July 24,
1939.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1976,
1980,
1984
(alternate), 1988,
2004
(alternate); member of Michigan
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1993-98; candidate
for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1998.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Parks, R. H. —
of Iredell
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state senate, 1840-41, 1852-53, 1856-57 (47th District
1840-41, 45th District 1852-53, 1856-57).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, R. S. —
Democrat. Delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention from Page &
Rappahannock counties, 1901-02; member of Virginia
state senate 12th District, 1908-11.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Ralph W. —
of Somerset
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Somerset County, 1959-62.
Still living as of 1962.
|
| |
Parks, Rex A. —
of Orange, Orange
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Orange, Calif., 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Parks, Robert —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1854.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Robert J. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
|
| |
Parks, Ross E. —
of Lilly, Day
County, S.Dak.
Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate, 1901-02, 1911-12 (32nd District 1901-02,
34th District 1911-12).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Roy C. —
of Richmond,
Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Ruth —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Parks, S. J. —
of Trumbull, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Postmaster at Trumbull,
Conn., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Samuel (1812-1875) —
of Benton
County, Mo.
Born in Kentucky, 1812.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Benton County, 1875; died in
office 1875.
Died in Warsaw, Benton
County, Mo., January
19, 1875 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Warsaw City Cemetery, Warsaw, Mo.
|
| |
Parks, Samuel C. —
of Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1856;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 20th District,
1869-70.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Samuel J. —
of Illinois.
Progressive. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Sheldon W. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Buenos Aires, 1942-46.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Thomas L. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Baltimore city 4th District,
1908-12.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Tilman Bacon
(1872-1950) —
also known as Tilman B. Parks —
of Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark.; Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark.
Born near Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark., May 14,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Arkansas; prosecuting attorney; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 7th District, 1921-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1950 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
|
| |
Parks, Tom —
of California.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, W. B. —
of Starke, Bradford
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1932
(alternate), 1940.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Wade R. —
of Plains, Sanders
County, Mont.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Walter W. —
of Du Quoin, Perry
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Warham —
of Wisconsin.
Circuit judge in Wisconsin 13th Circuit, 1895-96.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Wilda —
of Milwaukie, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Mayor
of Milwaukie, Ore., 2015-; appointed 2015.
Female.
Still living as of 2015.
|
| |
Parks, Will —
of Lawrenceburg, Lawrence
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1912.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, Willard J. —
of Cleveland, Bradley
County, Tenn.
Mayor
of Cleveland, Tenn., 1953-55.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, William —
Member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan and Ulster counties, 1815-16.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, William C. —
of Grayson
County, Va.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Grayson County, 1861;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Grayson County, 1879-81.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, William E. —
of Somerset
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Somerset County, 1884.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, William H. —
of Marysville, Yuba
County, Calif.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1881-83, 1885-87 (25th District 1881-83, 13th
District 1885-87); delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1884.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, William T. —
of Berrien
County, Mich.
Progressive. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1914.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Parks, William V. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1921.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
|
![[Amazon.com]](https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)