John Wilbur Parkin (April 10. 1918 – June 4, 2003) was an American businessman and politician.

Biography

Parkin was born on April 10, 1918, in Rochester, Minnesota, and went to Rochester High School. He went to

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...

. Parkin moved to

Marshfield, Wisconsin Marshfield is a city in northwest Wood and southwest Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10, Highway 13 and Highway 97. The largest city in Wood County, its population was 18,929 at t ...

, and was involved in his family business: the Parkin Ice Cream Company. He served on the

Wood County, Wisconsin Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,207. Its county seat is Wisconsin Rapids. The county is named after Joseph Wood, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Wood Coun ...

Board of Supervisors and was chairman of the county board. He served in the

Wisconsin Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, e ...

in 1969 and 1970 and was a

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. Parkin moved to

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

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and lived at King's Bridge Retirement Community. He died in Atlanta, Georgia.John Wilbur Parkin-obituary
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parkin, John Politicians from Rochester, Minnesota Politicians from Atlanta People from Marshfield, Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly University of Minnesota alumni 1918 births 2003 deaths 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Wisconsin politicians