Edward William Clark (born March 24, 1932) is a farmer, beef producer and former political figure on

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

. He represented

3rd Prince 3rd Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative ...

in the

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from 1970 to 1996 as a

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. He was born in

Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the primary service centre for the western part of the island. History Summerside was officially incorporated as a town on ...

, the son of Ivan Leroy Clark and Macy Laura Miller.O'Handley, Kathryn ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994'' Clark served in the

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from 1951 to 1952. In 1958, he married Ruby Ida Best. He was a member of the province's Executive Council, serving as Minister of Agriculture & Forestry from 1978 to 1979. Clark served as speaker from 1986 to 1993. He resigned his seat in the assembly in May 1996.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Edward 1932 births Living people Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island Politicians from Summerside, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island