| 词条 | John Blades Clarke |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = John Blades Clarke |honorific-suffix = |image = |alt = |state = Kentucky |district = 10th |term_start = March 4, 1875 |term_end = March 3, 1879 |predecessor = John Duncan Young |successor = Elijah Phister |birth_date = {{birth date|1833|04|14}} |birth_place = Brooksville, Kentucky |death_date = {{death date and age|1911|05|23|1833|04|14}} |death_place = Brooksville, Kentucky |restingplace = Mount Zion Cemetery |restingplacecoordinates = |birthname = |nationality = |party = Democrat |otherparty = |spouse = Cordelia A. Robertson |relations = |children = |residence = |alma_mater = |profession = Lawyer |religion = |signature = |signature_alt = |footnotes = }} John Blades Clarke (April 14, 1833 – May 23, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Early life and familyJohn B. Clarke was born in Brooksville, Kentucky on April 14, 1833.[1] He was the son of John and Mary (Blades) Clarke.[1] Clarke studied under Harvey King in the common schools of Augusta, Kentucky and at Augusta (Kentucky) College.[1][2] In 1851, he left school to return to his father's farm.[1] During the winters of 1851 and 1852, he taught at a local school.[2] For three years, he studied law under Judge Joseph Doniphan of Augusta.[1] After examination by two local judges, he was admitted to the bar on April 20, 1854.[1] Clarke married Cordelia A. Robertson, and the couple had six children – Bion Clarke, William R. Clarke, John B. Clarke, Cordelia Clark, Harry Clarke, and Clarence Clarke.[3] After the marriage, the family moved to Rockport, Indiana, where Clarke commenced practice in January 1885.[1] By September 1855, Clarke's wife had become ill, and the family returned Brooksville on December 10, 1855, where Clarke continued the practice of law.[1] Political careerClarke was elected prosecuting attorney of Bracken County in 1858, serving until 1862.[2] In 1867, he was elected to the Kentucky Senate, serving a single, four-year term.[1] He was elected as a Democrat to represent the Tenth District in the U.S. House of Representatives.[1] He served in the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879).[2] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1878.[2] Later life and deathAfter Clarke's service in the House, he resumed the practice of law.[2] He died in Brooksville on May 23, 1911 and was interred in Mount Zion Cemetery.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Biographical Cyclopedia, p. 124 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 "Clarke, John Blades". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 3. ^Biographical Cyclopedia, p. 125 Bibliography
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