James A. Clark Sr. (October 22, 1884 – March 25, 1955) was the Circuit Judge appointed by Maryland Governor
Herbert O'Conor.
Biography
James A. Clark Sr. was born at
Fairfield Farm,
Ellicott City,
Maryland. He was a fifth
Circuit Court judge whose family's roots in
Howard County, Maryland
Howard County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 287,085. As of the 2020 census its population rose to 328,200. Its county seat is Ellicott City. Howard County is included in the Baltimore-Colu ...
, traced back to 1797. His wife was Alda Tyson Hopkins, whose family line traced back to the
Ellicott and
Hopkins families (she was a relative of the philanthropist
Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist. Born on a plantation, he left his home to start a career at the age of 17, and settled in Baltimore, Maryland where he remained for most ...
). James and Alda Hopkins Clark lived at
Keewaydin, a farm located near Ellicott City, and also owned a nearby farm known as
Elioak Farm. They had four sons: John (born in 1914), Samuel (died in 1923), James (born in 1918), and Joseph (born in 1927).
As a child, he worked for a Mr. Whipps at the
Oakland Mills Blacksmith House and Shop. He graduated from
Rock Hill College and
St. John's College in
Annapolis
Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
. During World War II, he served as the Chairman of the Howard County Draft Board. Clark served for a term as Maryland State's Attorney. Clark retired from the Circuit Court on October 22, 1954, and died on March 25, 1955, from a heart attack.
See also
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Fairfield Farm
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1884 births
1955 deaths
People from Ellicott City, Maryland