Clark Allen Smith

Clark Allen Smith (July 29, 1846 – March 6, 1921) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from December 1, 1904, to January 11, 1915.

Life and education

Smith was born July 29, 1846, in Rock County, Wisconsin, where he grew up on a farm.

After his initial education he taught school in between his further studies.

In 1890 he was involved in advocating for the railroad to join northern Kansas to the markets of Omaha and Lincoln in Nebraska and then on to Chicago, and he was one of the incorporators of the Omaha, Superior & Southern railway company.

Legal career After teaching he then went on to start practising law and created a law partnership with F. J. Knight. He then won the election in November 1904 and took up the position on the court to complete the remaining unexpired term of Justice Pollock. and he was successfully re-elected for another term.

He retired from the supreme court when he stood in 1914, along with two other Smiths, to keep the position but lost with John Shaw Dawson and John Marshall winning the seats. and State v. William, 106 Kan. 778 (1920).

Death He died March 6, 1921, at his home in Cawker City after several months of ill health, and was survived by his wife and two sons. He was buried at the Cawker City cemetery.