John A. Clark

John A. Clark
Clark c. 1917
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 15th district
In office January 1928 – January 1936
In office January 1916 – January 1920
Personal details
Born	John Archibald Clark (1883-08-24)August 24, 1883 Pea Ridge, Mississippi
Died	February 26, 1940(1940-02-26) (aged 56) Jackson, Mississippi
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Tillie Tann ​ (m. 1904)​

John Archibald Clark (August 24, 1883 - February 26, 1950) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1936.

Early life

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]

Professional career

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 served again the Senate from 1928 to 1936, and then retired due to poor health.[2][3]

Personal life

Clark was a member of the Methodist Church.[1] He also belonged to the Masonic Order and the Columbian Woodsmen.[1] He married Matilda "Tillie" Tann on October 23, 1904.[1] They had one daughter, named Helen Alexandra Clark.[3][1]

Clark died on February 26, 1940, in a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.[3] Clark's widow represented Kemper County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1940 to 1944.[3][4]

References

1. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
2. Mississippi. Secretary of State (1935-12-31). "Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1933-1935]". Mississippi Blue Books.
3. "Obituary for John A. Clark". The Greenwood Commonwealth. 1940-02-26. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
4. Mississippi. Legislature (1940-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1940]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.