Rufus Parks, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRufus Parks
American politician
Date of Birth: 21-May-1798
Date of Death: 17-Sep-1878
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Rufus Parks
- Rufus Parks (May 21, 1798 – September 17, 1878) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician. Born in Westfield, Massachusetts, Parks went to Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.
- He was in the merchant business, law, and farming.
- After living in Maine and Massachusetts, he settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1836.
- In 1845, he moved to Summit in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- He served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846.
- Parks also served in local government and was appointed superintendent of public property in 1858.
- Parks then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1867.
- He died in Summit, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County.
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