Harold Parks Helms

Harold Parks Helms
Harold Parks Helms
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
	In office; 1974–1984
Personal details
Born	November 5, 1935; Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	March 18, 2023 (aged 87)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Eleanor Jean Allen (m. 1959)
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina School of Law

Harold Parks Helms (November 5, 1935 – March 18, 2023) was an American politician.^[2]^[3] He served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.^[1]

Life and career

Helms was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 5, 1935, the son of Ida Parks and Wade H. Helms. He attended Charlotte Technical High School, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina School of Law.^[1]

In 1974, Helms was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, serving until 1984. In 1988, he was a candidate for lieutenant governor of North Carolina.^[4]

Helms died on March 18, 2023, at the age of 87.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c "North Carolina manual". North Carolina Historical Commission. 1977. p. 400. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^ "Parks Helms Not Ruling Out State Race". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. July 2, 1985. p. 24. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lacour, Greg (August 20, 2010). "Parks Helms Is Not Giving In". Charlotte Magazine. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^ "Parks Helms papers". University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^ Contino, Genna (20 March 2023). "Democrat Parks Helms, a fixture in North Carolina politics, dies at 87". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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