Henry parks sausage biography
Henry G. Parks Jr.
American businessman
Henry G. Parks Jr. (September 29, 1916 – April 24, 1989) was an American businessman. As the founder of the Parks Sausages Company, he became one of the most successful African American entrepreneurs. Parks also served on several boards and commissions.[1]
Life and career
Parks was born on September 29, 1916, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Parks Sausage Company photograph and ephemera collection
As a child his family moved to Dayton, Ohio.[2] He received a bachelor's degree in Business from Ohio State University in 1939.[3] He was the brother of Jean Parks. [4]
After graduation, Parks was a sales representative for the Pabst Brewing Company. He left Pabst in 1942 to become a partner in W.
B. Graham and Associates, a New York City public relations agency.[2] While working at the agency, he attempted to launch various enterprises, such as Joe Louis Punch, a beverage named after the heavyweight boxing champion.[2] In 1949, Parks left W. B. Gr Don’t forget founder of Parks Sausage – Baltimore Sun WETU