J. T. Parks
American lawyer and politician
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James Thompson Parks (August 1, 1878 - June 1905) was an American lawyer and politician. He represented the 2nd District in the Mississippi State Senate in 1904.
J. T. Parks | |
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| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 5, 1904 – June 1905 | |
| Preceded by | F. M. Sheppard |
| Succeeded by | R. S. Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1878 |
| Died | June 1905 (aged 26) |
| Party | Democratic |
Biography
James Thompson Parks was born on August 1, 1878, in Newton County, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of John Bassett Parks and Sarah (Pettey) Parks.[1] Parks attended the high school of Philadelphia, Mississippi.[1] He then attended Southern Normal University for one year in 1899.[1] He then moved to Carthage, Mississippi, in September 1900, where he started practicing law, after working as a public school teacher.[1] On February 1, 1901, Parks moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and continued practicing law there.[1] Parks then ran for the Democratic nomination to represent the 2nd District (Perry, Jones, Wayne, Greene Counties) in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1904-1908 term, and won the nomination on August 27, 1903.[1] Parks then won the general election on November 3, 1903.[1] During the 1904 session, Parks served on the following committees: Judiciary; Military; Public Health & Quarantine; and the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills.[1] Parks died in June 1905.[2] R. S. Hall was elected to replace him in the Senate for the 1906 session.[3]
Personal life
Parks was a Methodist.[1] He was a member of the Freemasons and the Knights of Pythias.[1] He never married.[1]