William H. Parks
24th Speaker of the California State Assembly
In office January 1885 – September 1886
Preceded by	Hugh McElroy LaRue
Succeeded by	William H. Jordan
In office January 1881 – May 1881
Preceded by	Jabez F. Cowdery
Succeeded by	Hugh McElroy LaRue
Member of the California State Assembly
In office 1881 – 1887
Constituency	25th district (1881–1885) 13th district (1885–1887)
Member of the California State Senate
In office 1859 – 1865
Constituency	15th district (1859–1863) 23rd district (1863–1865)
Personal details
Born	William H. Parks May 30, 1824 Lake County, Ohio, U.S.
Died	July 23, 1887 Marysville, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Union Republican
Spouse	Annie Wilson ​ (m. 1866)​

William H. Parks (May 30, 1824 – July 23, 1887) was a politician from California who served in the California State Senate and California State Assembly, serving as the Speaker of the latter. He is one of only two people to be Speaker of the Assembly for two non-consecutive terms, the other being Frank Leslie Coombs. While in the State Senate, he was a candidate for President pro-tempore, but lost the election 25 to 1.^[1]

In 1867, he was a candidate for State Secretary of State but lost the election. Parks also served as Provost Marshal of the Northern District of California in the 1860s.^[1]

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