| PARKS:See alsoBeverlyParks Barker —HiramParks Bell —TheodoreMoody Berry —RichardParks Bland —WilliamParks Bond —FrankParks Briggs —MartinGrove Brumbaugh —WilliamLeighton Carss —ClementCabell Dickinson —AlbertAlan Dorsey —RufusA. Doughton —JohnM. Dunham —ParksGriffin —RobertHanna Jr. —KathrynAnn Bailey Hutchison —HendersonMadison Jacoway —HenryParks Lay —JohnLee —W.L. Montgomery —JohnParks Newsome —A.Parks Rasin —A.Parks Rasin Jr. —PhilanderRathbone —EdgarParks Rucker —ParksSkelton —JaneParks Swiss —ArieParks Taylor —JohnJ. Walsh —RalphP. Wilson | Parks, A. H. — of Minonk,WoodfordCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1920.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Abel B. — ofDoddridgeCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1865.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Alan Lee — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 2004.Still living as of 2004. | Parks, Alexander — ofBerkeleyCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state senate 13th District, 1891-94.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Alvin, Jr. — of East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.Mayorof East St. Louis, Ill., 2007.Still living as of 2007. | Parks, Andrew — ofKanawhaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Kanawha County, 1861.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Arthur — of New York. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1777-88; member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1780.Burial location unknown. | Parks, B. — of Peekaboo,AndersonCounty, Tex.Member ofTexasstate house of representatives 9th District, 1887-88.Burial location unknown.  | Parks, Beaumont(1868-1929) —of Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,December25, 1868.Democrat. Superintendent, Standard Oilrefinery;mayorof Whiting, Ind., 1910-13.Member,Freemasons;AlphaDelta Phi.DiedFebruary25, 1929 (age60 years, 62days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Parks, Bernard C. — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2004,2008;candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 2005.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2008. | Parks, Beverly S. (bornc.1935) —of Granbury,HoodCounty, Tex.Born about 1935. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | Parks, Bruce W. — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Nevada,2024(voted forDonaldTrump andJ. D.Vance).Still living as of 2024. | Parks, Carolyn DeVore — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1996;Democratic Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman).Female.Still living as of 2000. | Parks, Catherine — of Weston,CampbellCounty, Wyo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWyoming,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,OteroCounty, Colo.Postmaster atLaJunta, Colo., 1901.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Clifford C. — of Colorado.Coloradostate auditor, 1895-97.Burial location unknown. | Parks, David — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Mayorof Charlotte, N.C., 1857-59.Burial location unknown. | Parks, David — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Democrat. Member ofNevadastate house of representatives 41st District, 1997-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Nevada,2000.Still living as of 2002. | Parks, Dewey — of Reinersville,MorganCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | Parks, Dexter E. — of Talladega,TalladegaCounty, Ala.Democrat. Acting postmaster atTalladega,Ala., 1940-42; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | Parks, Drew (b. 1949) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.BornDecember7, 1949.Libertarian. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 7th District, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004,2006, 2008, 2012.Still living as of 2012. | Parks, Eddie L. — of Westerville,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,2008.Still living as of 2008. | Parks, Ernest — of Scottsboro,JacksonCounty, Ala.Postmaster atScottsboro,Ala., 1901.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Eugene — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Candidate formayorof Madison, Wis., 1999.Still living as of 1999. | Parks, F. C. — of Hornersville,DunklinCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Dunklin County, 1922, 1934,1936.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Fatherof Paterson:SeeHenryBarrett Crosby | Parks, Fatherof Pittsburgh's:SeeEdwardManning Bigelow  | Parks, Felix Gilbert(1817-1888) —also known asFelix G. Parks — of Greenwood, Abbeville County (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.BornAugust16, 1817.Democrat.Physician;druggist;postmaster atGreenwood,S.C., 1852-61, 1868-83, 1885-88.DiedJuly 6,1888 (age70 years, 325days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Greenwood, S.C. | | Parks, Frances — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; Wyoming,KentCounty, Mich.Democrat. Member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1973; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1980.Female.Still living as of 1980. | Parks, Frank H. — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Mayorof Elmira, N.Y., 1935.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Frank W. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Fred C. — of Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1936(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Burial location unknown. | Parks, Fred W.(1871-1941) —ofDenver,Colo.Born in Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1871.Republican. Member ofColoradostate senate, 1898;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1905-07; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado,1924.Died in1941(ageabout69 years).Burial location unknown. | Parks, George Alexander(1883-1984) —ofJuneau,Alaska.Born inDenver,Colo.,May 29,1883.Miningengineer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Governorof Alaska Territory, 1925-33; vice-president, First NationalBank ofJuneau.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died inJuneau,Alaska,May 11,1984 (age100 years,348 days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Juneau, Alaska; memorial monument atNewcombPark, Wasilla, Alaska. | Parks, George B. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1904.Burial location unknown. | Parks, George S. — Member ofMissouristate senate 3rd District, 1867-68.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Gerald H. — ofTuckerCounty, W.Va.Republican. Candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Tucker County, 1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | Parks, Gorham (1794-1877) — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 27,1794.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Maine 7th District, 1833-37; candidate forGovernorof Maine, 1837;U.S.Attorney for Maine, 1843-45; U.S. Consul inRio de Janeiro, as of 1845-49.Died in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1877 (age83 years, 180days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | Parks, Henry G., Jr. (bornc.1917) —ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga., about 1917.Democrat. Founder and chairman, H. G. Parks Inc. (meatproducts); alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1964.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. |  Relatives:Married to Virginia Byrd. |
| Parks, Henry M.(1860-1921) —of Superior,DouglasCounty, Wis.Born in Ohio,1860.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1916.Died in Superior,DouglasCounty, Wis.,March26, 1921 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown. | Parks, James B. — of Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1920.Burial location unknown. | Parks, James Edward(1888-1978) —also known asJames E. Parks — of Rocky Mount,NashCounty, N.C.Born in Enfield,HalifaxCounty, N.C.,June 12,1888.Railwaymailclerk; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. ViceConsul inParis, 1923-24, 1932;Lille, 1924;Cardiff, 1924-26;Luxembourg, 1926-29; U.S. Consul inPanama, 1943-44;Paris, 1944;Le Havre, 1949.Died in Southern Pines,MooreCounty, N.C.,September11, 1978 (age90 years, 91days).Interment atMount Hope Cemetery, Southern Pines, N.C.  | Parks, James K. (b. 1881) — ofStoneCounty, Mo.Born inChristianCounty, Mo.,October21, 1881.Republican.Railroadworker;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Stone County, 1917-18.Burial location unknown. |  Relatives:Married,December20, 1907, to Lucy Steele. | |  | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| Parks, Jay — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Green. Green candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,2012(on behalf ofJillStein); Green candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,2016(on behalf ofJillStein).Still living as of 2016. | Parks, Jennifer — of El Dorado,UnionCounty, Ark.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromArkansas,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | Parks, Jerry — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1990.Still living as of 1990. | Parks, Jesse — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1972.Still living as of 1972. | Parks, John — of Medina,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orleans County, 1863.Burial location unknown. | Parks, John B. — of Meridian Township,InghamCounty, Mich.Democrat.Supervisorof Meridian Township, Michigan, 1900-02.Burial location unknown. | Parks, John B. — of Leechburg,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.Democrat. Postmaster atLeechburg,Pa., 1914-23.Burial location unknown. | Parks, John F. — of Hot Springs,Fall RiverCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state senate 42nd District, 1913-14.Burial location unknown. | Parks, John F. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Progressive. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1915.Burial location unknown. | Parks, John G. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | Parks, John N. — of Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1917-18.Burial location unknown. | Parks, John W. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1920.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Joseph — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Postmaster atSomerset,Pa., 1801-02.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Joseph — of Minnesota. Independence candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota,1908.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Joseph A. (b.1877) —of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Preston, Lancashire,England,May2, 1877.Democrat.Insuranceagent; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1904-06.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Joseph M. — ofCarrollCounty, Md.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Carroll County, 1839.Burial location unknown. | Parks, JoySeeCordellRasco | Parks, KaySeeKathrynAnn Bailey Hutchison | Parks, Kermit Max (bornc.1939) —also known asKermit Parks — of El Dorado,UnionCounty, Ark.Born about 1939. Republican.Chair ofUnion County Republican Party, 2003; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Arkansas,2004,2008(alternate); Republican Presidential Elector for Arkansas,2008(voted forJohnS. McCain andSarahPalin).Still living as of 2008. | Parks, Kieven — of Tennessee. Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1992.Still living as of 1992. | Parks, L. W. — ofTylerCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1905-06.Burial location unknown.  | Parks, Linda — of Thousand Oaks,VenturaCounty, Calif.Mayorof Thousand Oaks, Calif., 1998-99.Female.Still living as of 1999. |  Relatives:Daughter of Gene Moss. | |  | Image source: City of ThousandOaks |
| | Parks, Lyman S. — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Mayorof Grand Rapids, Mich., 1971-75.Still living as of 1976. | Parks, M. A. — of Brooksville,NoxubeeCounty, Miss.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1928.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Mariana (bornc.1949) —of Mercer Island,KingCounty, Wash.Born about 1949. Republican.Politicalconsultant;writer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington,2004,2008(alternate).Female.Still living as of 2008. | Parks, Mark Anthony — Libertarian. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 2008.Still living as of 2008. | Parks, Marvin — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 2004.Still living as of 2004. | Parks, Mary Ann — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Tennessee,2020(voted forDonaldTrump andMikePence).Female.Still living as of 2020. | Parks, Mary Lou (b. 1939) — of Detroit east side,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,July 24,1939.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1976,1980,1984(alternate),1988,2004(alternate); member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 3rd District, 1993-98; candidateforsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1998.Female.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.Still living as of 2004. | Parks, Peyton A. — of Clinton,HenryCounty, Mo.Democrat.Chair ofHenry County Democratic Party, 1916.Burial location unknown. | Parks, R. H. — ofIredellCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1840-41, 1852-53, 1856-57 (47th District1840-41, 45th District 1852-53, 1856-57).Burial location unknown. | Parks, R. S. — Democrat.Delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention from Page &Rappahannock counties, 1901-02; member ofVirginiastate senate 12th District, 1908-11.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Ralph W. — ofSomersetCounty, Md.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Somerset County, 1959-62.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | Parks, Raymond Francis (bornc.1922) —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1922.Telegraphoperator; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1969.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | Parks, Rex A. — of Orange,OrangeCounty, Calif.Mayorof Orange, Calif., 1960.Still living as of 1960. | Parks, Robert — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.U.S.Collector of Customs at Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio, 1854.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Robert J. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2ndDistrict, 1961.Still living as of 1961. | Parks, Ross E. — of Lilly,DayCounty, S.Dak.Farmer;member ofSouthDakota state senate, 1901-02, 1911-12 (32nd District 1901-02,34th District 1911-12).Burial location unknown. | Parks, Roy C. — ofRichmond,Va.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forVirginia,1936;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1940.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Ruth — of Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1960.Female.Still living as of 1960. | Parks, S. J. — of Trumbull,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Postmaster atTrumbull,Conn., 1901.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Samuel (1812-1875) — ofBentonCounty, Mo.Born in Kentucky,1812.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Benton County, 1875; died inoffice 1875.Died in Warsaw,BentonCounty, Mo.,January19, 1875 (ageabout 62years).Interment atWarsaw City Cemetery, Warsaw, Mo. | Parks, Samuel C. — of Lincoln,LoganCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1856;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1868;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 20th District,1869-70.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Samuel J. — of Illinois. Progressive. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | Parks, Sheldon W. — U.S. Vice Consul inBuenos Aires, 1942-46.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | Parks, Thomas L. — ofBaltimore,Md.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Baltimore city 4th District,1908-12.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Tilman Bacon(1872-1950) —also known asTilman B. Parks — of Hope,HempsteadCounty, Ark.; Camden,OuachitaCounty, Ark.Born near Lewisville,LafayetteCounty, Ark.,May 14,1872.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-10; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Arkansas,1905;prosecuting attorney;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 7th District, 1921-37.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen;Elks;Lions.Died inWashington,D.C.,February12, 1950 (age77 years, 274days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | Parks, Tom — of California. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for California,1952(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | Parks, W. B. — of Starke,BradfordCounty, Fla.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,1932(alternate),1940.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Wade R. — of Plains,SandersCounty, Mont.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMontana,1932.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Walter W. — of Du Quoin,PerryCounty, 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,ClackamasCounty, Ore.Mayorof Milwaukie, Ore., 2015-; appointed 2015.Female.Still living as of 2015. | Parks, Will — of Lawrenceburg,LawrenceCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1912.Burial location unknown. | Parks, Willard J. — of Cleveland,BradleyCounty, Tenn.Mayorof Cleveland, Tenn., 1953-55.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | Parks, William — Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Sullivan and Ulster counties, 1815-16.Burial location unknown. | Parks, William C. — ofGraysonCounty, Va.Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Grayson County, 1861;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Grayson County, 1879-81.Burial location unknown. | Parks, William E. — ofSomersetCounty, Md.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Somerset County, 1884.Burial location unknown. | Parks, William H. — of Marysville,YubaCounty, Calif.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1881-83, 1885-87 (25th District 1881-83, 13thDistrict 1885-87); delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1884.Burial location unknown. | Parks, William T. — ofBerrienCounty, Mich.Progressive. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,1914.Burial location unknown. | Parks, William V. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1921.Burial location unknown.
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