J. Bayard Clark
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Jerome Bayard Clark was a U.S. Representative
from North Carolina
.
, Clark attended Davidson College
, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
where he studied law. Clark was admitted to the bar in 1906 and commenced practice in Elizabethtown, North Carolina
. He married Helen Purdie Robinson and they had four children: Martha Holton Clark, Jerome Bayard Clark Jr.,Heman Robinson Clark and Helen Purdie Clark. From 1910-1920 Clark served as president of the Bank of Elizabethtown. Clark served in the State house of representatives in 1915.
Clark then moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina
, in 1920 and continued the practice of law serving as member of the State Democratic committee 1909-1919 and, later, as member of the North Carolina State Judicial Conference 1924-1928.
Clark was an avid sailor, outdoorsman and noted short story writer. Many of his delightful tales were published in The Blade Journal under the pen name, Mr. Bide. A nature park (Clark Park) is named in his honor in Fayetteville. His portrait is displayed in the Bladen County Courthouse in Elizabethtown.
to the Seventy-first and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1929-January 3, 1949). Clark served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 1 (Seventy-second and Seventy-third Congresses).
Clark was not a candidate for renomination in 1948 and he resumed the practice of law.
Clark died in Fayetteville, North Carolina
, August 26, 1959 and is interred in Cross Creek Cemetery
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
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Early life
Born on Phoebus Plantation near Elizabethtown, North CarolinaElizabethtown, North Carolina
Elizabethtown is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,698 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bladen County.-Geography:Elizabethtown is located at ....
, Clark attended Davidson College
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. The college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently ranked in the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report magazine, although it has recently dropped to 11th in U.S. News...
, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
where he studied law. Clark was admitted to the bar in 1906 and commenced practice in Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Elizabethtown is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,698 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bladen County.-Geography:Elizabethtown is located at ....
. He married Helen Purdie Robinson and they had four children: Martha Holton Clark, Jerome Bayard Clark Jr.,Heman Robinson Clark and Helen Purdie Clark. From 1910-1920 Clark served as president of the Bank of Elizabethtown. Clark served in the State house of representatives in 1915.
Clark then moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....
, in 1920 and continued the practice of law serving as member of the State Democratic committee 1909-1919 and, later, as member of the North Carolina State Judicial Conference 1924-1928.
Clark was an avid sailor, outdoorsman and noted short story writer. Many of his delightful tales were published in The Blade Journal under the pen name, Mr. Bide. A nature park (Clark Park) is named in his honor in Fayetteville. His portrait is displayed in the Bladen County Courthouse in Elizabethtown.
US Congress
Clark was elected as a DemocratDemocratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-first and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1929-January 3, 1949). Clark served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 1 (Seventy-second and Seventy-third Congresses).
Clark was not a candidate for renomination in 1948 and he resumed the practice of law.
Clark died in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....
, August 26, 1959 and is interred in Cross Creek Cemetery
Cross Creek Cemetery
Cross Creek Cemetery is a cemetery located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, near a creek of that name that "meanders for more than a mile from downtown Fayetteville to the Cape Fear River." It was established in 1785, and is organized into five numbered sections and managed by a cemetery office...
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