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Robert J. Clark
House 1911-12 (District 34)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/24/1862
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Ireland
Date of Death:
3/31/1919
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Business Operator, Clarke Tailoring Co.
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Ramsey County, Minnesota (County Deputy Sheriff);
1??? to 03/31/1919
U.S. Executive Branch:
St. Paul, Minnesota (Letter Carrier);
1888 to 1906
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to the United States in 1883. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1884.
He was a Ramsey County Deputy Sheriff who died from a gunshot wound which he received while making an arrest.
Elected:
11/8/1910
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/2/1911 to 1/5/1913
Oath Date:
1/3/1911
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Business Operator, Clarke Tailoring Co.
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Express and Electric Railways
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Immigration
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Labor and Labor Legislation
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Prison Labor
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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Sleeping Car and Private Car Lines
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Tri-County (Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis Counties)
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