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Benjamin Parke Benjamin Parke (September 2, 1777 – July 12, 1835) was an American lawyer, politician, militia officer, businessman, treaty negotiator in the Indiana Territory who also served as a United States federal judge in Indiana after it attained stateho ...

, 19th-century lawyer, soldier and politician in Indiana *

Evan Parke Evan Dexter O'Neal Parke (born January 2, 1968) is a Jamaican-born American actor perhaps best known for his role as Hayes in ''King Kong''. Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, he was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and then on Long Island. He atte ...

, Jamaican actor *

Henry Parke Henry Parke (1790–1835) was an English architect and draughtsman. Life He was a son of John Parke the oboist, was intended for the bar, and studied under a special pleader; but a speech impediment led him to abandon the law. He studied architect ...

(1790–1835), English architect *

Hervey Parke Hervey is both an English surname and a masculine given name, probably derived from French Hervé. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Lord Alfred Hervey (1816–1875), English politician *Lord Arthur Hervey (1808–1894), English bisho ...

Parke-Davis Parke-Davis is a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Although Parke, Davis & Co. is no longer an independent corporation, it was once America's oldest and largest drug maker, and played an important role in medical history. In 1970 ...

partner *

James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale PC (22 March 1782 – 25 February 1868) was a British barrister and judge. After an education at The King's School, Macclesfield and Trinity College, Cambridge he studied under a special pleader, before be ...

, British barrister and judge *

John Parke (disambiguation) John Parke (1827–1900) was Union Army general in the American Civil War. John Parke may also refer to: *John Parke (oboist) (1745–1829), English oboist *John Parke Custis (1754–1781), stepson of George Washington *John Parke (footballer) ...

, multiple people *

Maria Frances Parke Maria Frances Parke (26 August 1772 – 31 July 1822) was an English soprano, pianist and composer of keyboard works. Parke was born in London. Her father was the oboist John Parke, while her uncle was the oboist and composer William Thomas Parke ...

(1772–1822), English composer *

Walter Parke Walter Evelyn Parke (27 July 1891 – 13 October 1914) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Parke served in the Durham Light Infantry, seeing action in France during the opening stages of the First World War. He was ...

(1891–1914), English cricketer and British Army officer *

William Parke (director) William Parke (1873–1941) was an American film director of the silent era.Munden p.131 Selected filmography * ''Prudence the Pirate'' (1916) * ''Other People's Money'' (1916) * '' The Shine Girl'' (1916) * ''The Last of the Carnabys'' (1917) ...

(1873–1941), American film director *

William Thomas Parke William Thomas Parke (15 February 1761 – 26 August 1847) was an English oboist and composer. He played in notable concerts of the day; in retirement he published ''Musical Memoirs''. Life Parke began his musical studies in 1770 under his elder ...

(1761–1847), English oboist

Places

Parke County, Indiana Parke County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Wabash River. The county was formed in 1821 out of a portion of Vigo County. According to the 2010 census, the population was 17,339, an increase of 0.6% from 17,241 ...

Parke Township, Clay County, Minnesota Parke Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 450 at the 2000 census. History According to Warren Upham, Parke Township was probably named for an early settler. Geography According to the United States ...

Parke, Bovey Tracey Parke is an historic estate in the parish of Bovey Tracey in Devon, England. The present mansion house known as Parke House, a grade II listed building situated 1/2 mile west of the centre of the town of Bovey TraceyPevsner, p.193 and on the opp ...

, an historic estate in Devon

Sport

Parke-Keelogues-Crimlin Parke-Keelogues-Crimlin or Parke GAA is a Gaelic football club located in County Mayo, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Eur ...

, also known as Parke GAA, Gaelic football club in County Mayo, Ireland

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