About John D. Clarke
Lived 1873 – 1933 (aged 60). John D. Clarke was an American politician and lawyer.
John Davenport Clarke (January 15, 1873 – November 5, 1933) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Biography Clarke was born in Hobart, New York. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1898 and Brooklyn Law School in 1911. He was assistant to the secretary of mines of the United States Steel Corporation from 1901 until 1907. He was elected to Congress in 1920 and served from March 4, 1921, until March 3, 1925. He was again elected to Congress in 1926 and served from March 4, 1927, until his death in a car crash near Delhi, New York.
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Who was John D. Clarke?
American politician (1873-1933)
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John D. Clarke was born on 15 January 1873 in Hobart.
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John D. Clarke died on 5 November 1933 in Delhi.
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John D. Clarke was a politician and lawyer.
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John D. Clarke was American.
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