Arthur B. Clark | |
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Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Sunflower County district | |
In office January 1916 –January 1924 | |
Succeeded by | Horace Stansel |
Personal details | |
Born | Newton,Mississippi | August 3,1888
Died | March 3,1968 79) Indianola,Mississippi | (aged
Political party | Democrat |
Residence | Indianola,Mississippi |
Arthur Barnett Clark (August 3,1888 - March 3,1968) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives,representing Sunflower County,from 1916 to 1924.
Arthur Barnett Clark was born on August 3,1888,in Newton,Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of Civil War Confederate veteran William Andrew Clark and Mary Elizabeth (Nichols) Clark. [1] Arthur was educated in the public schools of Newton County and graduated from the Newton high school. [1] [2] He then attended the University of Mississippi,graduating with a A. B. in 1912. [1] [2] He then received a L. L. B. cum laude from the university in 1914. [1] [2] He was admitted to the bar in 1914 and in June,he began practicing law in Indianola. [1] [2] He was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives,representing Sunflower County as a Democrat,in 1915 for the 1916–1920 term. [1] [2] [4] He fought in the United States Army during World War I as a commissioned officer until being discharged as a major in December 1918. [1] He was re-elected to the House in 1919 for the 1920–1924 term. [1] [2] During this time period,he was also partners in a law firm with former Mississippi Legislator Samuel D. Neill. [2] He died of a heart attack on March 3,1968,in a car wash in Indianola. [3] [5] He had last resided in Indianola. [3] [5]
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