John A. Clark | |
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Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 15th district | |
In office January 1928 –January 1936 | |
In office January 1916 –January 1920 | |
Personal details | |
Born | John Archibald Clark August 24,1883 Pea Ridge,Mississippi |
Died | February 26,1940 56) Jackson,Mississippi | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
John Archibald Clark (August 24, 1883 - February 26, 1950) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1936.
John Archibald Clark was born on August 24, 1883, in Pea Ridge, Kemper County, Mississippi. [1] He was the son of Alexander John Clark, a South Carolina native, and Frances Jane (Henson) Clark. [1] Clark attended the high schools of Cleveland, Mississippi, and then the Cooper Institute in Daleyville, Mississippi. [1] Clark graduated from Millsaps College of Law in 1903 and was admitted to the bar. [1] He then moved to DeKalb, Mississippi, to practice law. [1]
From 1913 to 1915, Clark was a member of the Board of Aldermen and the City Attorney of DeKalb. [1] Also in 1915, Clark was the attorney for the Board of Supervisors of Kemper County, Mississippi. [1] In 1915, Clark was elected to represent the 15th district in the Mississippi State Senate and served from 1916 to 1920. [1] He served again the Senate from 1928 to 1936, and then retired due to poor health. [2] [3]
Clark was a member of the Methodist Church. [1] He also belonged to the Masonic Order and the Columbian Woodsmen. [1] He married Matilda "Tillie" Tann on October 23, 1904. [1] They had one daughter, named Helen Alexandra Clark. [3] [1]
Clark died on February 26, 1940, in a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. [3] Clark's widow represented Kemper County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1940 to 1944. [3] [4]
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