Walter B. Parks

American politician

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| (1868-08-27)August 27, 1868
Union County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died| January 1930(1930-01-00) (aged 61)
Tunica County, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party| Democratic

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.

## Biography

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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

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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

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Parks died suddenly in January 1930, near Tunica, Mississippi.[3]

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ a b c Rowland, Dunbar (1912). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 400.
3. ^ a b c "Obituary for Walter B. Parks (Aged 63)". Clarion-Ledger. 1930-01-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-08-09.