J. E. Clark | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 7th district | |
| In office February 27, 1878 –January 5, 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence W. Upton |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1836 |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1878) Workingmen's (1878–1880) Greenback (after 1880) |
| Occupation | Carpenter,politician |
J. E. Clark (born 1836) was an English American carpenter and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1878 [1] to 1880. [2] He won a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Assemblyman Clarence W. Upton, [3] making him the first member of the Workingmen's Party of California elected to the State Assembly,and the second ever elected to public office after John W. Bones. [4] He ran unsuccessfully for State Senate the following year. [5]
Clark served as president of the Workingmen's Club in Gilroy, [3] and belonged to the faction that supported affiliating with the Greenback-Labor Party. [6] In 1880,he was an unsuccessful candidate for presidential elector,pledged to Greenbacker James B. Weaver. [7] Clark later relocated to Humboldt County and was active in the party there,running once more for State Assembly unsuccessfully in 1884. [8] By 1886 he had re-established his carpentry business in Scottsville. [9]