Clarke married Sallie (née Moore) Wooten of Moon Lake, Mississippi on November 10, 1883. Wooten had a son from previous marriage, Alonzo Stuart "Lonnie" Wooten; the couple had two daughters and a son.[9]
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James Paul Clarke
Arkansas General Assemblyedit
Eight years into his legal career, Clarke won election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent Phillips County in 1886. He was seated alongside R. B. Macon and J. N. Donohoo in the 26th Arkansas General Assembly on January 10, 1887.[5] Following a single term in the Arkansas House, Clarke won election to the Arkansas Senate.[9] Clarke represented the 14th District, which covered Phillips and Lee counties beginning with the 27th Arkansas General Assembly.[10] In 1891, he was elected President of the Arkansas Senate for the 28th Arkansas General Assembly.[11]
Statewideedit
He was elected Attorney General of Arkansas and served from 1892 to 1894.
He served as Governor of Arkansas from 1895 to 1897.[12] Clarke was devoted to "upholding white supremacy as the keystone of the Democratic Party. 'The people of the South,' he said in his closing speech of the election, 'looked to the Democratic party to preserve the white standards of civilization.' Clarke easily defeated his opponents."[6]
His term was largely unsuccessful and his legislation to end prizefighting and establish four-year terms for state officers failed. After leaving office in 1897, he moved his permanent residence to Little Rock, Arkansas and practiced law.
Clarke died in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery in Little Rock. Despite an ineffective tenure as governor, Clarke and his successor, Daniel Jones, marked a departure in the conservative Democratic Party of Arkansas toward a more populist party.[14] They dealt with the electoral threat of a nascent Populist party by incorporating some reforms into the Democratic platform, in conflict with the positions of national Democrats. Clarke is remembered for a silver tongue, short temper, and willingness to fight.
^. Old State House Museum. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^Donovan, Timothy P.; Gatewood Jr., Willard B.; Whayne, Jeannie M., eds. (1995) [1981]. The Governors of Arkansas (2 ed.). Fayetteville, AR: The University of Arkansas Press. p. 101. ISBN1-55728-331-1. OCLC 31782171.
^"Arkansas Governor James Paul Clarke". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^"S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^Arnold, Morris S.; DeBlack, Thomas A.; Sabo III, George; Whayne, Jeannie M. (2002). Arkansas: A narrative history (1st ed.). Fayetteville, Arkansas: The University of Arkansas Press. p. 271. ISBN1-55728-724-4. OCLC 49029558.
^Itkowitz, Colby (April 17, 2019). "Johnny Cash to replace Confederate statue on Capitol Hill". Washington Post.
^Tucker, Clarke (October 11, 2018). "A new statue to represent Arkansas in D.C." Arkansas Times.
^Peters, Ben (April 17, 2019). "Johnny Cash is replacing one of the Capitol's Civil War statues". Roll Call.
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For the Canadian composer see James P Clarke composer James Paul Clarke August 18 1854 October 1 1916 was a lawyer and politician from the Arkansas Delta during the Progressive Era He served in public office over a period of almost 30 years rising from the Arkansas General Assembly to Attorney General of Arkansas and later 18th Governor of Arkansas ending his career in the United States Senate In a period of Democratic Party hegemony known as the Solid South Clarke blended positions of the budding Populist movement such as free silver and railroad regulation with white supremacy and his gifted skills as an orator to popularity and electoral success James Paul ClarkePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateIn office March 13 1913 October 1 1916Preceded byJacob H GallingerSucceeded byWillard Saulsbury Jr United States Senatorfrom ArkansasIn office March 4 1903 October 1 1916Preceded byJames K JonesSucceeded byWilliam F Kirby18th Governor of ArkansasIn office January 8 1895 January 12 1897Preceded byWilliam Meade FishbackSucceeded byDaniel Webster JonesAttorney General of ArkansasIn office 1893 1895GovernorWilliam M FishbackPreceded byWilliam E AtkinsonSucceeded byE B KinsworthyMember of the Arkansas Senate from the 14th districtIn office January 10 1889 January 9 1893 1 Preceded byGeorge B Peters 2 Succeeded byHenry N Word 3 Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the Phillips County districtIn office January 10 1887 January 10 1889 4 Serving with R B Macon J N Donohoo 5 Personal detailsBornAugust 18 1854Yazoo City MississippiDiedOctober 1 1916 1916 10 01 aged 62 Little Rock ArkansasResting placeOakland CemeteryPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseSallie nee Moore Wooten m 1883 wbr ChildrenJames P Clarke Jr Julia ClarkeMarion ClarkeRelativesClarke Tucker great great grandson Alma materUniversity of VirginiaProfessionLawyerSignature Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Arkansas General Assembly 2 2 Statewide 3 US Senate 4 Death and legacy 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editClarke was born in Yazoo City Mississippi in the Mississippi Delta His father Walter an architect died when Clarke was seven years old and he was raised by his mother Ellen nee White daughter of a prominent planter class family 6 Clarke attended public schools as well as Tutwilder s Academy in Greenbrier Alabama 7 After briefly editing a newspaper in Yazoo City Clarke graduated with a law degree at the University of Virginia in 1878 Clarke was admitted to the bar in 1879 and settled briefly in the small Arkansas River Valley town of Ozark Arkansas prior to moving to Helena Arkansas in the Arkansas Delta 8 Clarke married Sallie nee Moore Wooten of Moon Lake Mississippi on November 10 1883 Wooten had a son from previous marriage Alonzo Stuart Lonnie Wooten the couple had two daughters and a son 9 Career edit nbsp James Paul Clarke Arkansas General Assembly edit Eight years into his legal career Clarke won election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent Phillips County in 1886 He was seated alongside R B Macon and J N Donohoo in the 26th Arkansas General Assembly on January 10 1887 5 Following a single term in the Arkansas House Clarke won election to the Arkansas Senate 9 Clarke represented the 14th District which covered Phillips and Lee counties beginning with the 27th Arkansas General Assembly 10 In 1891 he was elected President of the Arkansas Senate for the 28th Arkansas General Assembly 11 Statewide edit He was elected Attorney General of Arkansas and served from 1892 to 1894 Main article 1894 Arkansas gubernatorial election He served as Governor of Arkansas from 1895 to 1897 12 Clarke was devoted to upholding white supremacy as the keystone of the Democratic Party The people of the South he said in his closing speech of the election looked to the Democratic party to preserve the white standards of civilization Clarke easily defeated his opponents 6 His term was largely unsuccessful and his legislation to end prizefighting and establish four year terms for state officers failed After leaving office in 1897 he moved his permanent residence to Little Rock Arkansas and practiced law US Senate editClarke was elected to the United States Senate in 1903 and served until his death in 1916 13 He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate during the Sixty third and Sixty fourth Congresses Death and legacy editClarke died in Little Rock Arkansas He is buried at Oakland Cemetery in Little Rock Despite an ineffective tenure as governor Clarke and his successor Daniel Jones marked a departure in the conservative Democratic Party of Arkansas toward a more populist party 14 They dealt with the electoral threat of a nascent Populist party by incorporating some reforms into the Democratic platform in conflict with the positions of national Democrats Clarke is remembered for a silver tongue short temper and willingness to fight Clarke s statue is one of two statues that was presented by the State of Arkansas to the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol In 2019 the decision was made to replace his statue and that of Uriah Milton Rose with statues of Johnny Cash and Daisy Lee Gatson Bates In the case of Clarke the reason given is his racist beliefs 15 Clarke s own great great grandson State Senator Clarke Tucker in a 2018 column strongly supported replacing Clarke s statue I strongly hope one of the new statues will be Daisy Bates or a member of the Little Rock Nine 16 17 See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1900 49 References edit Priest Sharon 1998 Runnells Jonathan ed Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State pp 250 253 OCLC 40157815 SOS 1998 p 248 SOS 1998 p 253 SOS 1998 pp 248 250 a b SOS 1998 p 249 a b Niswonger Richard L July 1 2021 James Paul Clarke 1854 1916 Encyclopedia of Arkansas Little Rock Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System OCLC 68194233 Retrieved June 7 2023 James Paul Clarke 1895 1897 Old State House Museum Archived from the original on November 14 2012 Retrieved August 17 2012 Donovan Timothy P Gatewood Jr Willard B Whayne Jeannie M eds 1995 1981 The Governors of Arkansas 2 ed Fayetteville AR The University of Arkansas Press p 101 ISBN 1 55728 331 1 OCLC 31782171 a b Governors 1995 p 101 SOS 1998 p 250 SOS 1998 p 251 Arkansas Governor James Paul Clarke National Governors Association Retrieved August 17 2012 S Doc 58 1 Fifty eighth Congress Extraordinary session beginning November 9 1903 Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A J Halford Special edition Corrections made to November 5 1903 GovInfo gov U S Government Printing Office 9 November 1903 p 4 Retrieved 2 July 2023 Arnold Morris S DeBlack Thomas A Sabo III George Whayne Jeannie M 2002 Arkansas A narrative history 1st ed Fayetteville Arkansas The University of Arkansas Press p 271 ISBN 1 55728 724 4 OCLC 49029558 Itkowitz Colby April 17 2019 Johnny Cash to replace Confederate statue on Capitol Hill Washington Post Tucker Clarke October 11 2018 A new statue to represent Arkansas in D C Arkansas Times Peters Ben April 17 2019 Johnny Cash is replacing one of the Capitol s Civil War statues Roll Call External links edit nbsp Media related to James Paul Clarke at Wikimedia Commons United States Congress James P Clarke id C000463 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress James P Clarke at Find a Grave Old State House Museum James P Clarke late a senator from Arkansas Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1917 Party political offices Preceded byWilliam Meade Fishback Democratic nominee for Governor of Arkansas1894 Succeeded byDaniel Webster Jones First Democratic nominee for U S Senator from Arkansas Class 3 1914 Succeeded byWilliam F Kirby Political offices Preceded byWilliam Meade Fishback Governor of Arkansas1895 1897 Succeeded byDaniel Webster Jones U S Senate Preceded byJames K Jones United States Senator Class 3 from Arkansas1903 1916 Succeeded byWilliam F Kirby Preceded byRotating pro tems President pro tempore of the United States SenateMarch 13 1913 October 1 1916 Succeeded byWillard Saulsbury Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James P Clarke amp oldid 1217594674, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
