Attorney and businessman. He was raised in Bennington, began studying law when he was 16, and became an attorney. In 1852 his father in law Hiland Hall became Chairman of the U.S. Land Commission empowered to settle titles after California's admission to the Union, and Park went to San Francisco as his assistant. He remained there, became a partner in a local law firm, and helped establish a newspaper dedicated to reform of the city's politics, the "San Francisco Bulletin." In 1863 he returned to Vermont established Bennington's First National Bank and became involved in several railroads and other businesses, frequently working with his son in law John Griffith McCullough. Park also served in the Vermont House of Representatives, was a Trustee of the University of Vermont and was involved in several other civic causes. He died aboard the steamship San Blas while en route from San Francisco to Panama. He was originally buried at Green-Wood cemetery in Brooklyn, and later re-interred in Bennington's Old Cemetery. His Bennington home, the Park-McCullough House, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Attorney and businessman. He was raised in Bennington, began studying law when he was 16, and became an attorney. In 1852 his father in law Hiland Hall became Chairman of the U.S. Land Commission empowered to settle titles after California's admission to the Union, and Park went to San Francisco as his assistant. He remained there, became a partner in a local law firm, and helped establish a newspaper dedicated to reform of the city's politics, the "San Francisco Bulletin." In 1863 he returned to Vermont established Bennington's First National Bank and became involved in several railroads and other businesses, frequently working with his son in law John Griffith McCullough. Park also served in the Vermont House of Representatives, was a Trustee of the University of Vermont and was involved in several other civic causes. He died aboard the steamship San Blas while en route from San Francisco to Panama. He was originally buried at Green-Wood cemetery in Brooklyn, and later re-interred in Bennington's Old Cemetery. His Bennington home, the Park-McCullough House, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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