Paul F. Clark Explained

Paul F. Clark
Birth Name:Paul Fenimore Clark
Birth Date:14 July 1861
Birth Place:Green Lake, Wisconsin
Death Place:San Jose, California
Occupation:Lawyer, politician
Spouse:May Roberts
Education:University of Nebraska
Party:Republican
Office:18th Speaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives
Term Start:January 1899
Term End:January 1901
Predecessor:James N. Gaffin
Successor:William G. Sears
Office1:Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives
Constituency1:30th District
Term Start1:1897
Term End1:1901

Paul Fenimore Clark (July 14, 1861 – June 2, 1932) was a politician in the American state of Nebraska.

Biography

Clark was born in Green Lake, Wisconsin,[1] on July 14, 1861, the son of John Averill Clark and Laura Cornelia Pomeroy Clark. His distant relatives included William Cooper, James Fenimore Cooper and Paul Fenimore Cooper. He spent his childhood on a farm in St. Edward, Nebraska[2] and attended the University of Nebraska.[2] He was a member of the Masons.[2] [3]

After he retired around 1912, he and his wife May (née Roberts) moved to California.[2] [4] Clark died on June 2, 1932,[2] [3] in Willow Glen, San Jose, California.[3]

Career

Clark was a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives, elected in 1896 and reelected in 1898.[5] He was chosen Speaker for the 1899 session.[4] He was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska in 1912 as a fusion candidate of the Republican and Bull Moose parties.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Nebraska Blue Book. 1899. Lincoln: State Journal Company, p. 549.
  2. News: Paul F. Clark Dies on Coast . The Lincoln Star. June 3, 1932. 1. Newspapers.com. March 13, 2015 .
  3. News: Prominent Mason of San Jose Dies at Willow Glen . Santa Cruz Sentinel. June 9, 1932. 9. Newspapers.com. March 13, 2015 .
  4. Book: Watkins, Albert . History of Nebraska . III . Western Publishing and Engraving Company . 609–610 . 1913 . 2020-07-20 . Google Books.
  5. Book: Nebraska Blue Book . Members of Nebraska Bicameral Legislature 1866–1937 . . 338 . 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704175024/http://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/bluebook/275-414.pdf . 2014-07-04 . dead . 2020-07-20.