Francis Parks

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games (non-medal events)
SexMale
Full nameFrancis Robert•Parks
Used nameFrancis•Parks
Born10 April 1876 in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA)
Died20 August 1939 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (USA)
AffiliationsThe Country Club, Brookline (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Francis Parks competed in the 1932 curling demonstration events. Parks was on the Massachusetts team that tied for sixth. He was a member of The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts that did have curling facilities.

Parks, who graduated from Yale, was a pioneer in Boston’s accident and health insurance business. He was secretary of the Loyal Protective Insurance Company. He was one of the first to compile disability statistics when he published original tables in 1911 covering 56,142 lives and 94,480 years of experience.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Winter Olympics Curling USA Francis Parks
Curling, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) Massachusetts =6