William H. Parks

William H. Parks
24th Speaker of the California State Assembly
In office
January 1885 – September 1886
Preceded byHugh McElroy LaRue
Succeeded byWilliam H. Jordan
In office
January 1881 – May 1881
Preceded byJabez F. Cowdery
Succeeded byHugh McElroy LaRue
Member of the California State Assembly
In office
1881 – 1887
Constituency25th district (1881–1885)
13th district (1885–1887)
Member of the California State Senate
In office
1859 – 1865
Constituency15th district (1859–1863)
23rd district (1863–1865)
Personal details
Born
William H. Parks

May 30, 1824
Lake County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 23, 1887
Marysville, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Union
Republican
Spouse
Annie Wilson
(m. 1866)

William H. Parks (May 30, 1824 – July 23, 1887) was a politician from California who served in the California State Senate and California State Assembly, serving as the Speaker of the latter. He is one of only two people to be Speaker of the Assembly for two non-consecutive terms, the other being Frank Leslie Coombs. While in the State Senate, he was a candidate for President pro-tempore, but lost the election 25 to 1.[1]

In 1867, he was a candidate for State Secretary of State but lost the election. Parks also served as Provost Marshal of the Northern District of California in the 1860s.[1]

  1. ^ a b Vassar, Alex; Myers, Shane. "William H. Parks". JoinCalifornia.com. JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.