| 词条 | James Paul Clarke |
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|name = James Paul Clarke |image = AR Clarke John.jpg |office= President pro tempore of the United States Senate |term_start= March 13, 1913 |term_end= October 1, 1916 |predecessor= Jacob H. Gallinger |successor= Willard Saulsbury, Jr. |jr/sr1= United States Senator |state1= Arkansas |term1= March 4, 1903 – October 1, 1916 |preceded1= James K. Jones |succeeded1= William F. Kirby |order2= 18th |office2= Governor of Arkansas |term_start2= January 8, 1895 |term_end2= January 12, 1897 |lieutenant2= |predecessor2= William Meade Fishback |successor2= Daniel Webster Jones |office3= Attorney General of Arkansas |term_start3= 1893 |term_end3= 1895 |governor3=William M. Fishback |predecessor3= William E. Atkinson |successor3= E. B. Kinsworthy |office4= Member of the Arkansas Senate |term4= 1888–1892 |office5= Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives |term5= 1886–1888 |birth_date = August 18, 1854 |birth_place = Yazoo City, Mississippi |death_date = {{death date and age|1916|10|1|1854|8|18}} |death_place = Little Rock, Arkansas |restingplace = Oakland Cemetery |party = Democratic |spouse = |alma_mater = University of Virginia |profession = Lawyer |religion = }} James Paul Clarke (August 18, 1854 – October 1, 1916) was a United States Senator and the 18th Governor of Arkansas. BiographyClarke 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. CareerClarke 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. 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 legacyClarke 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. See also{{Portal|Arkansas|Politics}}
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oldstatehouse.com/exhibits/virtual/governors/the_progressive_era/clarke.aspx|title=James Paul Clarke (1895–1897)|publisher=Old State House Museum|accessdate=August 17, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114101755/http://www.oldstatehouse.com/exhibits/virtual/governors/the_progressive_era/clarke.aspx|archivedate=November 14, 2012|df=}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_arkansas/col2-content/main-content-list/title_clarke_james.html|title= Arkansas Governor James Paul Clarke|publisher= National Governors Association| accessdate=August 17, 2012}} External links
|title=Governor of Arkansas |before=William Meade Fishback |years=1895–1897 |after=Daniel Webster Jones }}{{s-par|us-sen}}{{s-bef|before=James K. Jones}}{{s-ttl|title=United States Senator (Class 3) from Arkansas|years=1903–1916}}{{s-aft|after=William F. Kirby}}{{succession box |title=President pro tempore of the United States Senate |before=Rotating pro tems |years=March 13, 1913 – October 1, 1916 |after=Willard Saulsbury, Jr. }}{{s-end}}{{Governors of Arkansas}}{{USSenAR}}{{SenCommerceCommitteeChairmen}}{{USSenPresProTemp}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, James Paul}} 15 : Arkansas lawyers|Governors of Arkansas|Arkansas state senators|Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives|1854 births|1916 deaths|People from Yazoo City, Mississippi|United States Senators from Arkansas|Arkansas Democrats|University of Virginia School of Law alumni|Arkansas Attorneys General|Democratic Party United States Senators|Democratic Party state governors of the United States|19th-century American politicians|Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate |
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