Galena Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch: Monday, June 25, 1900
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Date of Incident: June 25, 1900
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
City Marshal Milford Parker was electrocuted when he attempted to remove a telephone wire that had fallen across a sidewalk. As he was pulling the wire it touched a live wire killing him instantly.
City Marshal Parker was survived by his wife, son, and daughter. His son Milford Parker Jr. was born three months before he was killed, and died four years later.