David Worth Clark

David Worth Clark

David Worth Clark (born April 2, 1902 in Idaho Falls , Idaho , † June 19, 1955 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American politician .

biography

Early life

David W. Clark grew up as the only son of David Worth and Nellie Clark in Bonneville County , where he attended compulsory school. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1922 and received his law degree from Harvard University three years later, in 1925 . In the same year he opened a law firm in Pocatello, Idaho.

In 1933, Clark was appointed Assistant Attorney General of Idaho, a position he held until 1935.

Political career

In 1935 Clark ran for the Democrats with success for a seat in the US Congress . He served for four years, from January 3, 1935 to January 3, 1939.

Clark announced his candidacy for the office of US Senator as early as 1938 and won the election in the fall of the same year. Clark served one term until January 3, 1945; a re-election attempt in autumn 1944 was unsuccessful.

Late life

In 1950, Clark ran again for Senator, but was defeated by his Republican challenger Herman Welker . He then retired into private life and continued to practice as a lawyer, first in Boise and later in Washington, DC

Clark also worked as a businessman who invested in Van Nuys and San Francisco (California), as well as Honolulu ( Hawaii ) in the construction of three radio stations. Part of his fortune went into building a bank in Las Vegas . In November 1954, Clark moved to Los Angeles with his wife Virgil, with whom he had been married since 1926. Here he died, just seven months later, at the age of 53.

Web links

• David Worth Clark in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)