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Paul Fenimore Clark (July 14, 1861 – June 2, 1932) was a politician in the American state of
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Biography

Clark was born in Green Lake, Wisconsin, on July 14, 1861, the son of John Averill Clark and Laura Cornelia Pomeroy Clark. His distant relatives included
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, James Fenimore Cooper and Paul Fenimore Cooper. He spent his childhood on a farm in St. Edward, Nebraska and attended the
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. He was a member of the Masons. After he retired around 1912, he and his wife May (''née'' Roberts) moved to California. Clark died on June 2, 1932, in
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Career

Clark was a member of the
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, elected in 1896 and reelected in 1898. He was chosen Speaker for the 1899 session. He was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska in 1912 as a fusion candidate of the Republican and Bull Moose parties.


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1861 births 1932 deaths Methodists from Nebraska 20th-century Methodists People from Green Lake, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Nebraska House of Representatives People from St. Edward, Nebraska {{Nebraska-politician-stub