Tilman B. Parks

Tilman Bacon Parks (May 14, 1872 – February 12, 1950) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1921 to 1937.

He served as temporary chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1910, and then as prosecuting attorney of the eighth judicial circuit of Arkansas from 1914 to 1918.

In 1920, Parks sought election to the U.S. House of Representatives, challenging incumbent Congressman William S. Goodwin.

[1] Although he was usually unopposed or faced only token opposition for re-election, Tilman in 1934 was involved in a bitterly contested election against local attorney Wade Kitchens.

Tilman was declared the winner, but several months later a federal court overturned the results based upon allegations of fraud.