John A. Clark
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 A. Clark | |
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 c. 1917 | |
| 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 | August 24, 1883 Pea Ridge, Mississippi |
| Died | February 26, 1940 (aged 56) Jackson, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Tillie Tann (m. 1904) |
Early life
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]
Professional career
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]
Personal life
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]
References
- Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- Mississippi. Secretary of State (1935-12-31). "Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1933-1935]". Mississippi Blue Books.
- "Obituary for John A. Clark". The Greenwood Commonwealth. 1940-02-26. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- Mississippi. Legislature (1940-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1940]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.