Fred Parkinson (politician) explained

Fred Parkinson
State:Oregon
State House:Oregon
District:28th
Term Start:1981
Term End:1993
Party:Republican
Birth Date:12 June 1929
Birth Place:Rexburg, Idaho
Profession:pharmacist
Residence:Silverton, Oregon
Father:Fred Droney Parkinson
Mother:Mary Yvette Raymond
Children:5

Fred Raymond Parkinson (June 12, 1929 – January 5, 2023) was an American politician from Oregon.

Parkinson was born in Rexburg, Idaho in 1929, the son of Fred Droney and Mary Yvette (née Raymond) Parkinson. He married Nola Jean Minshew in 1951.[1] He attended Idaho State University where he earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy.[2] Parkinson was appointed to the Medford, Oregon city council in 1953.[1] He owned several drug stores, purchasing his first in 1955 in Silverton, Oregon, a second in Mt. Angel in 1968, and a third in McMinnville in 1970. He has elected to the Silverton City Council in 1972, then as the city's mayor in 1974.[1] He served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1981 to 1993.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fred R. Parkinson. Unger Funeral Chapel. January 11, 2023.
  2. Book: Who's Who in American Politics. 9780835231695. 9 October 2014. Theis. Paul Anthony. Henshaw. Edmund Lee. 1967.
  3. Web site: Alphabetical List of Oregon's Legislators. State of Oregon. 1993. 2014-10-08. 2020-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20201210061201/http://library.state.or.us/repository/2011/201101131436324/index.pdf. dead.