Walter B. Parks (August 27, 1868 - January 1930) was an American politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920, and of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916.
Walter B. Parks | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Burrus |
| Succeeded by | W. B. Roberts |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Bolivar County district | |
| In office January 1912 – January 1916 | |
| Succeeded by | Walter Sillers Jr. Stanley F. Gaines |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1868 Union County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | January 1930 (aged 61) Tunica County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography edit
Walter B. Parks was born on August 27, 1868, in Union County, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of William Beaty Parks, a Confederate Army private in the U.S. Civil War, and his wife, Calista Virginia (Hudson) Parks.[1] Parks attended the Pine Bluff School near Toccopola, Mississippi, and also attended Toccopola College, although he did not graduate.[1] Parks started working in a store in Shelby, Mississippi, in 1890, and after leaving in 1894, opened his own store in Merigold, Mississippi, in 1895.[1][3] He then entered the banking industry, becoming the director and president of several banks, and he also owned plantations and livestock farms.[1]
Political career edit
Parks was Merigold's Town Treasurer from 1904 to 1908, and he was also the town's Postmaster from 1905 to 1909.[1][2] In November 1911, he was elected to represent Bolivar County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives, and served in the term from 1912 to 1916.[2] In November 1915, Parks was elected to represent the 30th District in the Mississippi State Senate, and served from 1916 to 1920.[1] During this term, Parks was the chairman of the Senate's Levee Committee.[1] During his time in office, Parks authored and supported bills improving highway and drainage systems.[1][3]
Later life edit
Parks died suddenly in January 1930, near Tunica, Mississippi.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 792.
- ^ a b c Rowland, Dunbar (1912). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 400.
- ^ a b c "Obituary for Walter B. Parks (Aged 63)". Clarion-Ledger. 1930-01-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-08-09.