James S. Parkes

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James S. Parkes (1897 – 1985)[1] was an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Red Bank, New Jersey Borough Council and as a member of the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Biography

Parkes unsuccessfully ran for Red Bank Borough Council in 1926.[2] In 1929, he ran again and was elected.[3] He was reelected in 1932.

In 1935, Parkes was elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders; he would serve five, three-year terms. Parkes was chosen as Director of the Board for the years 1948 through 1950.[4]

The Grace and James S. Parkes 1920 Prize at Dartmouth College was established in 1986, the year after his death, in honor of him and his wife, Grace.[5]

See also

  • List of Monmouth County Freeholder Directors

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "James S. Parkes". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ Red Bank Register, November 3, 1926
  3. ↑ Red Bank Register, November 6, 1929
  4. ↑ Minutes, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders
  5. ↑ "Undergraduate Prizes » The Grace and James S. Parkes 1920 Prize". dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2 August 2013. 
    The prize is awarded annually to a graduating Senior who has a demonstrated record of concern for others and exemplifies the personal qualities of kindness, good fellowship, and respect.
Political offices
Preceded by
Edgar O. Murphy		 Monmouth County Freeholder Director
1948-1950 		Succeeded by
Joseph C. Irwin
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