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Tilman B. Parks
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's7th district
In office March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by	William S. Goodwin
Succeeded by	Wade Kitchens
Personal details
Born	Tilman Bacon Parks (1872-05-14)May 14, 1872 Lewisville, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	February 12, 1950(1950-02-12) (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Congressional Cemetery
Party	Democratic

Tilman Bacon Parks (May 14, 1872 – February 12, 1950) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as aU.S. Representative fromArkansas from 1921 to 1937.

Born nearLewisville, Arkansas on May 14, 1872, Parks attended the local common schools. He then attended theUniversity of Texas at Austin and theUniversity of Virginia at Charlottesville.

He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1900, after which he opened a private law practice inLewisville.^[1]

He served as member of theArkansas House of Representatives from 1901 to 1904, then again from 1909 to 1911.^[1]

In 1904, he was selected by theDemocratic Party to be a presidential elector. He served as temporary chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1910, and then as prosecuting attorney of the eighth judicial circuit of Arkansas from 1914 to 1918.^[1]

In 1915 he moved toHope, Arkansas, where he engaged in the practice of law.

In 1920, Parks sought election to theU.S. House of Representatives, challenging incumbent CongressmanWilliam S. Goodwin. Tilman won a close primary election and was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-seventh Congress with more than 70% of the vote. He then won re-election to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1937).^[1]

During his tenure, Tilman served at various times on the Accounts Committee, the Education Committee, the Expenditures on the Interior Committee, the Interstate and Foreign Committee, the Rivers and Harbors Committee, and on the powerfulAppropriations Committee.^[1]

Although he was usually unopposed or faced only token opposition for re-election, Tilman in 1934 was involved in a bitterly contested election against local attorneyWade Kitchens. Tilman was declared the winner, but several months later a federal court overturned the results based upon allegations of fraud. Nevertheless, because the House had already seated Tilman, he remained in office for the duration of his term.^[1]

Knowing his political vulnerability, Tilman was not a candidate for renomination in 1936.

He continued the practice of law until his retirement. His wife, Fay Newton Parks died in 1928 while Tilman was still in office. As his health declined later in life, Tilman lived with his son before being institutionalized for several years due to severe illness.^[1]

He died inWashington, D.C., February 12, 1950.He was interred in theCongressional Cemetery.

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