R L Clark (November 21, 1930 – June 8, 2020) was an American politician. Clark was born in

Spring Creek, North Carolina Spring Creek is an unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. Located along NC 209, north of Trust and Luck, the community was named after Spring Creek, which is adjacent to the highway. The community is ...

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and graduated from Spring Creek High School. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from

Western Carolina University Western Carolina University (WCU) is a public university in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system. The fifth oldest institution of the sixteen four-year universities in the UNC system, WCU was founded t ...

. Clark lived in

Asheville, North Carolina Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...

and was a businessman. Clark served in the

North Carolina Senate The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The term of office for e ...

from 1995 to 1998 and was a

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. Clark died in Asheville, North Carolina.Votesmart.com-R.L. Ckark
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1930 births 2020 deaths Politicians from Asheville, North Carolina People from Madison County, North Carolina Businesspeople from North Carolina Western Carolina University alumni Republican Party North Carolina state senators {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub