Thomas J. Clarke (Alabama politician) explained
Thomas J. Clarke was a farmer, state legislator and constable in Alabama.
Clarke was born in South Carolina 1842/3. In August 1872 he was nominated to run for the house as a Radical Republican.[1] He represented Barbour County, Alabama in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1872 to 1874. In 1885 and 1886 he served as a constable in Lincoln, Alabama (Talladega County).[2]
His election victory was contested but a House committee determined he and others were legitimately elected.[3] He and other Alabama state legislators protested the election of George Goldthwaite as U.S. senator.[4] In 1874 he was serving as Barbour County tax assessor.[5]
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Notes and References
- News: New Item: The Radicals of Barbour . 20 July 2024 . The Henry County Register . 9 August 1872 . 2.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=t4iGAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Clark,+Thomas+J.%22 Freedom's Lawmakers
- Book: Ragland, P. . Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Alabama Session 1872-'73 . 1873 . Arthur Bingham, State Printer . Mongtomgery . 96 . en.
- News: 1871-03-04 . Forty-Second Congress. First Session. . 2 . The Congressional Globe . 2023-01-11.
- Book: Reports of Committees of The House of Representatives for the Second Session of the Forty-Third Congress 1874-'75 . Government Printing Office . 1875 . Washington, D.C. . 1244.
