George Alexander Parks

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George Alexander Parks (May 29, 1883May 11, 1984) was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1925 to 1933. He was born in Denver, Colorado.

Parks died at the advanced age of 100 in 1984. When he died he was the earliest living governor of any US state, after his death, the title went to Alfred M. Landon who would eventually also become a centenarian.

The Parks Highway (Alaska Route 3) which runs from Anchorage to Fairbanks, Alaska was re-named in his honor in 1975.


Preceded by
Scott Cordelle Bone
Territorial Governor of Alaska
1925–1933
Succeeded by
John Weir Troy
Preceded by
William H. McMaster
Earliest serving US governor
1968-1984
Succeeded by
Alfred M. Landon