Linwood Clark | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaryland's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | William P. Cole, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William P. Cole, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Linwood Leon Clark (1876-03-21)March 21, 1876 Aberdeen, Maryland |
| Died | November 18, 1965(1965-11-18) (aged 89) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Linwood Leon Clark (March 21, 1876 – November 18, 1965) was aU.S. representative who represented thesecond Congressional district of the state ofMaryland from 1929 to 1931.
Clark was born inAberdeen, Maryland, and attended the public schools as a youth. In 1899, he graduated from theMilton Academy ofMilton, Massachusetts. In 1902, from the American University of Harriman inHarriman, Tennessee, and in 1904, from the law department of theUniversity of Maryland. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commencedpractice inBaltimore, Maryland. He also completed aLa Salle Extension University course in railway transportation in 1919.[1]
He married Linnie Habersank on July 24, 1907, and they had two children.[1]
In 1926, Clark was an unsuccessful candidate for election to U.S. Congress, but two years later was successful, serving one term from March 4, 1929, to March 3, 1931. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930, and resumed the practice of law in Baltimore. He served as judge of the circuit court of Maryland, fifth judicial district from 1935 to 1938. He practiced law inAnnapolis, Maryland, where he died in 1965.[2] He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery of Baltimore.
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| Preceded by | U.S. Congressman from the 2nd district of Maryland 1929–1931 | Succeeded by |
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