Guy Brasfield Park was a politician

Politician

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 from the U.S. State

U.S. state

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 of Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

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Park was born in Platte City, Missouri

Platte City, Missouri

Platte City is a city in Platte County, Missouri, along the Little Platte River. The population was 3,866 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Platte County.-Geography:Platte City is located at...

 and he graduated from law school at the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

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. Park practiced law in Platte City, twice winning election to be the prosecuting attorney for Platte County

Platte County, Missouri

As of the census of 2000, there were 73,781 people, 29,278 households, and 20,231 families residing in the county. The population density was 176 people per square mile . There were 30,902 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...

. Park was elected as a judge for Missouri's fifth judicial circuit court in 1922 and re-elected in 1928.

In 1932, Park was selected by the Missouri Democratic Party as a candidate for Governor of Missouri after candidate Francis Wilson died in October 1932. Park resigned from his judicial position and defeated Edward Winter by over 300,000 votes.

Park was backed by Kansas City boss Tom Pendergast

Tom Pendergast

Thomas Joseph Pendergast controlled Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri as a political boss. "Boss Tom" Pendergast gave workers jobs and helped elect politicians during the Great Depression, becoming wealthy in the process.-Early years:Thomas Joseph Pendergast, also known to close friends as...

, and some feel that Park allowed Pendergast to run the state of Missouri.

Park was not eligible to seek re-election in 1936 and he retired to Platte City.