James P. Clarke
James Paul Clarke | |
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office March 13, 1913 – October 1, 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob H. Gallinger |
| Succeeded by | Willard Saulsbury Jr. |
| United States Senator from Arkansas | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – October 1, 1916 | |
| Preceded by | James K. Jones |
| Succeeded by | William F. Kirby |
| 18th Governor of Arkansas | |
| In office January 18, 1895 – January 18, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | William Meade Fishback |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Webster Jones |
| Attorney General of Arkansas | |
| In office 1893–1895 | |
| Governor | William M. Fishback |
| Preceded by | William E. Atkinson |
| Succeeded by | E. B. Kinsworthy |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office January 10, 1889 – January 9, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | George B. Peters |
| Succeeded by | Henry N. Word |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the Phillips County district | |
| In office January 10, 1887 – January 10, 1889 Serving with R. B. Macon, J. N. Donohoo | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1854 Yazoo City, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 1916 (aged 62) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | James P. Clarke, Jr. Julia Clarke Marion Clarke |
| Relatives | Clarke Tucker (great-great-grandson) |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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James Paul Clarke (August 18, 1854 – October 1, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician from the Arkansas Delta during the Progressive Era. He served in public office over a period of almost 30 years, rising from the Arkansas General Assembly to Attorney General of Arkansas and later 18th governor of Arkansas, ending his career in the United States Senate. In a period of Democratic Party hegemony known as the "Solid South", Clarke blended positions of the budding Populist movement, such as free silver and railroad regulation, with nationalism and his gifted skills as an orator to popularity and electoral success.