Clarence D. Clark

The Honorable Clarence Don Clark
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United States Senator from Wyoming
In office January 23, 1895 – March 3, 1917
Preceded by	Francis E. Warren
Succeeded by	John B. Kendrick
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's At-large district
In office December 1, 1890 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	District Created
Succeeded by	Henry A. Coffeen
Personal details
Born	(1851-04-16)April 16, 1851 Sandy Creek, New York
Died	Evanston, Wyoming
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Alice Downs
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Teacher

Clarence Don Clark (April 16, 1851 – November 18, 1930) was an American teacher, lawyer, and politician from New York. He participated in the constitutional convention for Wyoming's statehood and was one of that state's first congressmen. He served as both a United States Representative and United States Senator.

Biography

Clark was born in Sandy Creek, New York to Oratia D. Clark and Laura A. (King) Clark. He attended the University of Iowa at Iowa City. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1874. He was a teacher and practiced law in Manchester, Iowa. Clark married Alice Downs in 1874. In 1881, he moved to Evanston, Wyoming and continued the practice of law before becoming the county attorney of Uinta County, a job he held between 1882 and 1884.

In 1889, he began his political career as a delegate to the Wyoming constitutional convention. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives for the Fifty-first United States Congress and was reelected to the Fifty-second United States Congress. He was one of the new state's first representatives. He remained in office two terms, from December 1, 1890 until March 3, 1893. He lost his bid for reelection in 1892.

He was elected as a United States Senator in a special election to fill a vacancy in 1895 and was reelected to that seat three times, serving from January 23, 1895 until March 3, 1917. After losing the election in 1916, he resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., but was appointed as a member of the International Joint Commission in 1919. He served as its chairman from 1923 until his retirement in 1929. After retirement, he moved back to Evanston, Wyoming where he lived until his death. Clark died on November 18, 1930 and is interred at the Masonic Cemetery in Evanston.

External links

• Clarence D. Clark at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• govtrack.us
• The Political Graveyard

Legal offices
Preceded by ??	County Attorney of Uinta County, Wyoming 1882–1884	Succeeded by ??
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph M. Carey as Congressional Delegate	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming December 1, 1890 – March 3, 1893	Succeeded by Henry A. Coffeen
United States Senate
Preceded by Francis E. Warren	U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Wyoming January 23, 1895 – March 4, 1917 Served alongside: Joseph M. Carey, Francis E. Warren	Succeeded by John B. Kendrick
Political offices
Preceded by Orville H. Platt	Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee 1905–1912	Succeeded by Charles Allen Culberson
Preceded by ??	Chairman of the International Joint Commission 1923–1929	Succeeded by ??