Imperial County CA Archives Biographies.....Clarke, Clarence K. 1859 - 
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Author: F. C. Farr (editor, 1918)

CLARENCE K. CLARKE.—Among the men who by reason of their personal integrity and
enterprise, have come to be regarded as representative citizens of Imperial
Valley is numbered Clarence K. Clarke, chief engineer and general manager for
the Imperial Irrigation District, with headquarters in Calexico, California.
None are more highly esteemed than the subject of this narrative. Mr. Clarke was
born in Lewis County, Washington, December 5, 1859, a son of Fred A. and Eunice
A. (Stillman) Clarke. On his mother's side the family dates back to
Revolutionary stock and the ancestors on his father's side are of English
extraction. Mr. Clarke acquired his education in the public and high schools of
Portland, Oregon. Finishing his education he became identified with the Northern
Pacific in the civil engineer department, where he remained for some years. He
later went with the Oregon Pacific and the Southern Pacific in the various
engineering departments. He was division engineer for five years of the Tucson
division, and upon leaving that post he became identified with and had charge
and direction of the forces in the closure of the Colorado River from December
21, 1906, to February 10, 1907. After the closure of the river Mr. Clarke took
an active part in 1907 in restoring the canal system, and from here he was
transferred to the Coast Division as division engineer. In 1909 he returned to
the Valley and became superintendent of Number One Irrigation District.
Resigning this office, he accepted the position as assistant general manager of
the C. D. Company, W. H. Holabird, receiver. Mr. Clarke resigned and on April 1,
1911, was made superintendent and chief engineer for the Palo-Verde Mutual Water
Company, from January 1, 1913, to July, 1914. He served as city manager of
Tucson, 1915-1916. He then accepted the position of chief engineer of this
district in 1917. Fraternally Mr. Clark is a member of the B. P. O. E. No. 476
of Yuma, Arizona. He is also a member of the Masonic Lodge, holding membership
in Corinthian Blue Lodge No. 38, of Puyallup, Washington, Scottish Rite
Consistory Number 5 of San Francisco, and Al Malaikah Shrine of Los Angeles. Mr.
Clarke was united in marriage July 6, 1901, to Miss Loretta Graydon, a native of
Globe, Arizona. One daughter has blessed this union, Loretta L., born May 26,
1902. Politically Air. Clarke is registered as a Republican, but can always be
depended upon to support the man and not the party, and he has never aspired to
office. Mr. Clarke is progressive in citizenship and has gained the confidence,
good will and esteem of all who have been in any way associated with him.

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THE HISTORY
OF
IMPERIAL COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
EDITED BY
F. C. FARR

IN ONE VOLUME
ILLUSTRATED
Published by ELMS AND FRANKS
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1918


Printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco


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