Charles Bailey Clarke Explained

Charles Bailey Clarke (October 3, 1875 – January 27, 1944) was a Portland, Maine politician. Clarke married Ellen A. Cate in 1901. Clarke was born in Bangor, Maine. From 1918 to 1921, Clarke was the Mayor of Portland, Maine.[1] Clarke sought Maine's 1st congressional district in 1921 but lost in the Republican primary to Carroll L. Beedy by 19 votes.[2] He died at the Maine General Hospital, aged 68, in 1944.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarke.html#S900YAJ7E Political Graveyard
  2. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/06/23/96359174.pdf Parkhurst Wins in Maine
  3. Web site: The Living Church. 1944.