George H. Clark (October 18, 1872 – July 11, 1943) was a

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lawyer from Canton, Ohio in the

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who sat as a judge on the

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in 1922.

Early life

Clark was born on October 18, 1872 in Canton, Ohio. His parents were James J. and Ada Schlabach Clark. He graduated from

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in 1894, and was

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in 1895, and later to the US District and Court of Appeals bar.

Career

Clark joined ''Clark, Ambler & Clark'' in 1895, which became ''Clark & Clark'' in 1900. In 1915 he partnered with H. E. Hunker. Beginning in 1917, Clark managed the Selective Service Board for the northern district of Stark County during

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/ref> In 1919, Clark became head of the State Republican Advisory Committee, and the Ohio Republican State Executive Committee in 1920. He was successful, as

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won Ohio, and the party carried the statewide races and the legislature. On August 3, 1922, James G. Johnson resigned from the

to run for the Democratic primary for Ohio Governor. On August 7, 1922, Governor Harry L. Davis named Clark to the vacancy. He had to run in November for the final two months of the term, and was unopposed in the write-in election. His term ended December 31 of that year. In January, 1923, Clark returned to Canton and his practice. He lost interest in law and politics after his partner died in 1925, and retired to his farm near Waynesburg, Stark County.

Personal life

Clark married Harriet C. Crum of Canton August 15, 1900. They had two sons, John J. and Thomas C. Clark was a

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in the 1924 presidential election. He died on July 11, 1943, in Waynesburg, Ohio. He is buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.

References

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