George W. Clarke | |
State Senate: | Washington |
District: | 41st |
Term Start: | January 11, 1971 |
Term End: | January 14, 1985 |
Preceded: | Brian J. Lewis |
Succeeded: | Emilio Cantu |
State House2: | Washington |
District2: | 41st |
Term Start2: | January 9, 1967 |
Term End2: | January 11, 1971 |
Preceded2: | Fred A. Veroske |
Succeeded2: | William M. Polk |
Birth Date: | 22 June 1906 |
Birth Place: | Perry, Iowa, U.S. |
Death Place: | Bellevue, Washington, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Helen |
George W. Clarke (June 22, 1906 – June 25, 2006) was an American politician in the state of Washington.
He was born in Perry, Iowa, on June 22, 1906. Clarke and his family moved to Mercer Island, Washington when he was young. Clarke received his bachelor's degree from University of Washington and his law degree from University of Washington School of Law. He then practiced law. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1967 to 1971 and then in the Washington State Senate from 1971 to 1985 as a Republican.[1] [2] [3] He died three days after his 100th birthday on June 25, 2006.