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PARK, a United States senator; born in Macon co., Alabama, in 1876. As a child he was taken to Florida by his parents, where he attended the public schools until 15, when he became, first, clerk, then bookkeeper, in a store in Tampa, Fla. He studied law at Cumberland University, in Tennessee, and was admitted to the bar in 1899. In 1900 he was elected Democratic mayor of Lakeland, Fla., and in 1903 he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, then to the State Senate two years later. During 1909-1913 he was attorney-general of Florida. In 1913 he was elected governor for a term of four years. In 1917 he was sent to the United States Senate for the term 1917-1923.