William H. Parks
Union
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-01-1858 | Democratic | SD-15 | 0 | Win |
| 11-06-1860 | Douglas Democratic | SD-15 | 0 | Win |
| 09-03-1862 | Union | SD-23 | 0 | Win |
| 09-04-1867 | Union | Secretary of State | 41663 | Loss |
| 11-02-1880 | Republican | AD-25 | 0 | Win |
| 11-04-1884 | Republican | AD-13 | 0 | Win |
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Candidate Biography:
Born: May 30, 1824 in Lake Co., Ohio
Married: Annie Wilson (m. 1866)
Children: George Fredric, William Henry, and Emily Hapgood Parks Redington
Died: July 23, 1887 in Marysville, CA
1862: Candidate for Senate President Pro Tem (Lost; 1 to 25)
1860s: Provost Marshal of the Northern District of California.
1881: Speaker, California State Assembly
1885-1886: Speaker, California State Assembly
- Parks is one of two Assemblymembers to serve two separate times as Speaker of the Assembly, serving as the 24th Speaker (1881) and 26th Speaker (1885-1886). The other was Frank L. Coombs.
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)