Businessman. He is best known as the founder of H.G. Parks, Inc., the first black corporation to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He was born to Henry Green Parks Sr., of Atlanta, Georgia, and Gainelle Esther Williams, of Birmingham, Alabama. His family moved to Dayton, Ohio where he was raised. In 1951 he established the Parks Sausage Company, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1963 he was elected to the Baltimore City Council and served two consecutive terms. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and he worked with the National Urban League. In 1969, he became the first African American to serve on the Board of Trustees of Goucher College in Baltimore. In 1970, he was elected to the board of trustees of Provident Hospital in Baltimore County and Baltimore City respectively. In 1982, he was designated a Distinguished American by the United States Congress.
Businessman. He is best known as the founder of H.G. Parks, Inc., the first black corporation to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He was born to Henry Green Parks Sr., of Atlanta, Georgia, and Gainelle Esther Williams, of Birmingham, Alabama. His family moved to Dayton, Ohio where he was raised. In 1951 he established the Parks Sausage Company, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1963 he was elected to the Baltimore City Council and served two consecutive terms. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and he worked with the National Urban League. In 1969, he became the first African American to serve on the Board of Trustees of Goucher College in Baltimore. In 1970, he was elected to the board of trustees of Provident Hospital in Baltimore County and Baltimore City respectively. In 1982, he was designated a Distinguished American by the United States Congress.
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