Fred W. Parks (September 1, 1871 ? July 24, 1941) was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado , United States, serving from July 1905 to January 1907 under Jesse Fuller McDonald . Originally from Genesco, New York, Parks moved to Denver , Colorado in 1893. He earned his law degree in 1895 after studying at the University of Denver and the Colorado State University . A Republican, Parks was elected to the state Senate in 1897 and re-elected in 1904.

Parks was hospitalized in Denver with two bullet wounds to his chest after a suicide attempt on June 21, 1941, and died four days later after contracting pneumonia. ^{[1] [2]}

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• "Colorado Lieutenant Governors ? Parks, Fred W." . Official State of Colorado website. January 14, 2003. Accessed February 8, 2012.

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