Clem S. Clarke

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Clement Steele Clarke
Born(1897-10-09)October 9, 1897
DiedMarch 28, 1967(1967-03-28) (aged 69)
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery in Shreveport
Alma materCornell University
OccupationOilman
Political partyRepublican nominee for the United States Senate, 1948
SpouseEllen Meng Lanham Clarke
Children1

Clement Steele Clarke (October 9, 1897 – March 28, 1967), was an oilman from Shreveport, Louisiana, who was the first member of the Louisiana Republican Party to run for the United States Senate since implementation in 1914 of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. He lost the 1948 race to Democrat Russell B. Long, the older son of Huey Pierce Long Jr.

Clarke's first marriage was to Marjorie Terry, daughter of Dr. Roy A. Terry of Long Beach, California. The couple wed on July 13, 1934. The couple soon divorced, and Marjorie Clark married Donald Ballard on December 22, 1936.

References

  1. ^ "CA Marriage Certificate". FamilySearch. February 23, 2017. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by
Charles W. Page
Postmaster of Shreveport, Louisiana
1926–1930
Succeeded by
Carey P. Duncan
Party political offices
Preceded by
None (1944)
Republican nominee for U.S. senator from Louisiana
(Class 3)

1948 (special)
Succeeded by
Charles Sidney Gerth (1950)