John A. Clark

John Archibald Clark was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920.

John A. Clark
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 1916 – January 1920
Personal details
Born(1883-08-24)August 24, 1883
Pea Ridge, Mississippi
DiedFebruary 26, 1940(1940-02-26) (aged 56)
Jackson, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

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 died on February 26, 1940, in a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.[2]

Personal life

Clark's widow, Tillie, represented Kemper County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1940 to 1944.[2][3]

References
  1. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. "The Greenwood Commonwealth from Greenwood, Mississippi on February 26, 1940 · Page 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  3. Mississippi. Legislature (1940-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1940]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.


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