Clarence D. Clark | |
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| United States Senator fromWyoming | |
| In office January 23, 1895 – March 3, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Francis E. Warren |
| Succeeded by | John B. Kendrick |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWyoming'sat-large district | |
| In office December 1, 1890 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | District Created |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. Coffeen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1851-04-16)April 16, 1851 Sandy Creek, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 1930(1930-11-18) (aged 79) Evanston, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alice Downs |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Profession | Politician,Lawyer,Teacher |
Clarence Don Clark (April 16, 1851 – November 18, 1930) was an Americanteacher,lawyer, andpolitician fromNew York. He participated in theconstitutional convention forWyoming's statehood and was that state's firstcongressman. He served as both aUnited States representative andUnited States Senator.
Clark was born inSandy Creek, New York to Oratia D. Clark and Laura A. (King) Clark. He attended theUniversity of Iowa atIowa City.[1]He studied law and wasadmitted to the bar in 1874. He was a teacher and practiced law inManchester, Iowa. Clark married Alice Downs in 1874. In 1881, he moved toEvanston in theWyoming Territory and continued thepractice of law before becoming thecounty attorney ofUinta County, a job he held between 1882 and 1884.[2]
In 1889, he began his political career as a delegate to the Wyoming constitutional convention. He was elected as aRepublican to theUnited States House of Representatives for theFifty-first United States Congress and was reelected to theFifty-second United States Congress. He was one of the new state's first representatives. He remained in office two terms, from December 1, 1890, until March 3, 1893.[3] He lost his bid for reelection in 1892.
He was elected as aUnited States senator in a special election to fill a vacancy in 1895 and was reelected to that seat three times, serving from January 23, 1895, until March 3, 1917.[1] After losing the election in 1916, he resumed the practice of law inWashington, D.C., but was appointed as a member of theInternational Joint Commission in 1919. He served as its chairman from 1923 until his retirement in 1929. After retirement, he moved back to Evanston, Wyoming where he lived until his death. Clark died on November 18, 1930, and is interred at the Masonic Cemetery in Evanston.
| Party political offices | ||
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| First | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromWyoming (Class 1) 1916 | Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by — | County Attorney of Uinta County, Wyoming 1882–1884 | Succeeded by — |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Joseph M. Carey as Congressional Delegate | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWyoming December 1, 1890 – March 3, 1893 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Wyoming January 23, 1895 – March 4, 1917 Served alongside:Joseph M. Carey,Francis E. Warren | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairman of theSenate Judiciary Committee 1905–1912 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Chairman of theInternational Joint Commission April 6, 1923 – April 30, 1929[1] | Succeeded by |
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