James Paul Clarke

James Paul Clarke
18th Governor of Arkansas
In office January 8, 1895 – January 12, 1897
Preceded by	William Meade Fishback
Succeeded by	Daniel Webster Jones
United States Senator from Arkansas
In office March 4, 1903 – October 1, 1916
Preceded by	James K. Jones
Succeeded by	William F. Kirby
Member of the Arkansas Senate
In office 1888–1892
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office 1886–1888
Personal details
Born	August 18, 1854 Yazoo City, Mississippi
Died	October 1, 1916(1916-10-01) (aged 62) Little Rock, Arkansas
Resting place	Oakland Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Profession	Lawyer

James Paul Clarke (August 18, 1854 – October 1, 1916) was a United States Senator and the 18th Governor of Arkansas.

Biography

Clarke was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. His father died when Clarke was seven years old, and he was raised by his mother. Clarke attended public schools as well as Tutwilder's Academy in Greenbrier, Alabama.^[1] He graduated with a law degree at the University of Virginia in 1878. Clarke was admitted to the bar in 1879, and practiced law at Helena, Arkansas.

Career

Clarke served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1886 to 1888. He became a member of the Arkansas Senate from 1888 to 1892, and served as president of the Senate in 1891.

James Paul Clarke

Clarke was elected Attorney General of Arkansas and served from 1892 to 1894. He served as Governor of Arkansas from 1895 to 1897.^[2] His term was largely unsuccessful and his legislation to end prizefighting and establish four year terms for state officers failed. After leaving office in 1897, he moved his permanent residence to Little Rock, Arkansas and practiced law.

Clarke was elected to the United States Senate in 1903, and served until his death in 1916. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate during the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses.

Death and legacy

Clarke died in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery in Little Rock.

Clarke's statue is one of two statues that was presented by the State of Arkansas to the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol.^[3]

References

1. ↑ "James Paul Clarke (1895–1897)". Old State House Museum. Retrieved August 17, 2012. 
2. ↑ "Arkansas Governor James Paul Clarke". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 17, 2012. 
3. ↑ "James Paul Clarke". Find A Grave. Retrieved August 17, 2012. 

External links

• Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry: James Paul Clarke

• United States Congress. "James Paul Clarke (id: C000463)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 
• Find A Grave
• Old State House Museum

Governors of Arkansas
Territory (1819–1836)	J. Miller Izard Crittenden Pope Fulton
State (since 1836)	J. Conway Yell Adams Drew Byrd Roane E. Conway Rector Flanagin Murphy Clayton Hadley Baxter Brooks* Baxter Garland W. Miller Churchill Berry Hughes Eagle Fishback Clarke Jones Davis Little Moore Pindall Martin Donaghey Robinson Oldham Futrell Hays Brough McRae Terral Martineau Parnell Futrell Bailey Adkins Laney McMath Cherry Faubus Rockefeller Bumpers Riley Pryor Purcell Clinton White Clinton Tucker Huckabee Beebe Hutchinson
Italics indicates acting governor * Disputed; see Brooks-Baxter War

United States Senators from Arkansas
Class 2	Fulton Ashley Sebastian McDonald Clayton Garland Berry Davis Heiskell Kavanaugh Robinson Miller Spencer McClellan Hodges D. Pryor Hutchinson M. Pryor Cotton
Class 3	Sevier Borland Johnson Mitchel Rice Dorsey Walker Jones Clarke Kirby T. Caraway H. Caraway Fulbright Bumpers Lincoln Boozman

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Commerce and Manufactures (1816–1825)	Hunter Sanford Dickerson
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Interstate Commerce (1887–1947)	Cullom Butler Cullom Elkins Clapp Newlands Smith Cummins Smith Watson Couzens Dill Wheeler
Interstate and Foreign Commerce/Commerce (1947–1977)	White E. Johnson Tobey Bricker Magnuson
Commerce, Science, and Transportation (1977–)	Magnuson Cannon Packwood Danforth Hollings Pressler McCain Hollings McCain Hollings McCain Stevens Inouye Rockefeller Thune

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