| W. Anthony Park | |
| Birth Date: | June 4, 1934 |
| Office: | 26th Attorney General of Idaho |
| Predecessor: | Robert M. Robson |
| Successor: | Wayne L. Kidwell |
| Term Start: | 1971 |
| Term End: | 1975 |
| Governor: | Cecil Andrus |
| Birth Place: | Blackfoot, Idaho, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | Boise Junior College (AA) University of Idaho (BA, JD) |
W. Anthony Park (born June 4, 1934) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 26th attorney general of Idaho.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1971 to 1975.[2]
Born in Blackfoot, Idaho, Park was raised in Pocatello before moving to Boise in 1943 with his family. A graduate of Boise High School, he earned an Associate of Arts degree from Boise Junior College in 1954. After serving in the United States Army for two years, Park earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Idaho in Moscow and a Juris Doctor from its College of Law.[3]
After graduating from law school in 1963, Park operated a private legal practice in Boise. Elected the state's attorney general in 1970, he assumed office on January 4, 1971.[4] Park ran for the open seat in the U.S. Senate in 1972,[5] but lost to Bud Davis in the Democratic primary.[6] In 1974, he was defeated for re-election by Wayne L. Kidwell.[7] [8]
After leaving office in January 1975 at age forty, Park resumed private practice in Boise.