Guy Brasfield Park
Politician
1872 – 1946
Who was Guy Brasfield Park?
Guy Brasfield Park was a politician from the U.S. State of Missouri.
Park was born in Platte City, Missouri to Thomas Woodson and Margaret Baxter Park. He studied at Gaylord Institute in Platte City and graduated from law school at the University of Missouri in 1896. Park practiced law in Platte City and served as Platte City's attorney and Platte County prosecuting attorney. He married Eleanora Gabbert in 1909. Together they had a daughter, Henrietta.
In 1922, Park was elected as a judge for Missouri's fifth judicial circuit court and the Missouri State Constitutional Convention. In 1928, he was re-elected as circuit court judge, but resigned in 1932 to pursue a gubernatorial nomination. Park was selected by the Missouri Democratic Party as a candidate for Governor of Missouri after candidate Francis Wilson died in October 1932. Park defeated opponent Edward Winter by over 300,000 votes.
Park's administration established state relief programs to address the economic hardships of the Great Depression and coordinated with Federal relief programs, such as the Works Progress Administration. During his term, Missouri also enlarged and improved state parks.
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- Born
- Jun 10, 1872
Platte City - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Missouri–Columbia
- University of Missouri School of Law
- Died
- Oct 1, 1946
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on July 23, 2013
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