Samuel Wesley Clark | |
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| 23rdUnited States Attorney for the District of South Dakota | |
| In office 1921–1926 | |
| 7thAttorney General of South Dakota | |
| In office January 8, 1907 – January 1911 | |
| Governor | Coe I. Crawford |
| Preceded by | Philo Hall |
| Succeeded by | Royal Johnson |
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| Born | (1872-12-28)December 28, 1872 Plattesville,Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1949(1949-01-07) (aged 76) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Essie Eggler |
| Profession | Attorney |
Samuel Wesley Clark (December 28, 1872 – January 7, 1949) was an American attorney, Attorney General of South Dakota, and U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota.
Clark was born Samuel Wesley Clark to Samuel Pliny and Elizabeth Dennison Clark on December 28, 1872, inPlatteville, Wisconsin. In his formative youth, he read law books while tending to his family's cattle herd on the prairie. He attendedRedfield College then read law underThomas Sterling.[1]
Clark was the state's attorney ofSpink County, South Dakota, from 1900 to 1904. He served asAttorney General of South Dakota from 1907 to 1911 before being appointedUnited States Attorney for the District of South Dakota at the recommendation ofThomas Sterling and serving from 1921 to 1926.[2]
In 1900, he married Daisy Labrie, who died in 1915. Later he married Essie Eggler in 1919. He was aCongregationalist.
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forAttorney General of South Dakota 1906, 1908 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of South Dakota 1907–1911 | Succeeded by |
