Paul F. Clark

Paul Fenimore Clark (July 14, 1861 – June 2, 1932) was an American politician who was the 18th Speaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1899 to 1901.

Biography Clark was born in Green Lake, Wisconsin, on July 14, 1861, the son of John Averill Clark and Laura Cornelia Pomeroy Clark. His distant relatives included William Cooper, James Fenimore Cooper and Paul Fenimore Cooper. He spent his childhood on a farm in St. Edward, Nebraska and attended the University of Nebraska.

After he retired around 1912, he and his wife May (née Roberts) moved to California. Clark died on June 2, 1932, He was chosen Speaker for the 1899 session. He was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska in 1912 as a fusion candidate of the Republican and Bull Moose parties.