Obituary of Governor James P.Clarke, Phillips  Co, Ar

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Washington Post, Oct.4,1916-Little Rock, Ark., Oct.3-Simplicity marked the
funeral of U.S. Senator James Paul Clarke here today. The services were held at
the home of the late senator, which could hold only a small part of the large
number that assempled to pay a last tribute of respect. He was President pro
tempore of the Senate. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy Friday and never
regained consciousness, dying on Oct.1 . He was born in Yazoo City, Miss.
Aug.18,1834. He graduated from the Helena law dept. of the Univ. Of Virginia in
1878. He began the practice of law in Arkansas in 1879. He was elected Governor
in 1894, and elected to Senate in 1903, 1909 and 1915. He was married to Miss
Sallie Moore Nov.15,1882 in Helena. She and a son and two daughters survive.
Buried in Oakland Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.

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