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American politician (1873–1933)
John D. Clarke
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 34th district
In office
March 4, 1927 – November 5, 1933
Preceded byHarold S. Tolley
Succeeded byMarian W. Clarke
In office
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925
Preceded byWilliam Henry Hill
Succeeded byHarold S. Tolley
Personal details
Born(1873-01-15)January 15, 1873
Hobart, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 5, 1933(1933-11-05) (aged 60)
Delhi, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMarian W. Clarke
Alma materLafayette College
Brooklyn Law School

John Davenport Clarke (January 15, 1873 – November 5, 1933) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Biography

Clarke was born in Hobart, New York. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1898 and Brooklyn Law School in 1911. He was assistant to the secretary of mines of the United States Steel Corporation from 1901 until 1907. He was elected to Congress in 1920 and served from March 4, 1921, until March 3, 1925. He was again elected to Congress in 1926 and served from March 4, 1927, until his death in a car crash near Delhi, New York.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byWilliam H. Hill Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 34th congressional district

1921–1925
Succeeded byHarold S. Tolley
Preceded byHarold S. Tolley Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 34th congressional district

1927–1933
Succeeded byMarian W. Clarke
New York's delegation(s) to the 67th-68th & 70th-73rd United States Congress (ordered by seniority)
67th Senate:J. Wadsworth Jr. (R) ·W. Calder (R) House:
68th Senate:J. Wadsworth Jr. (R) ·R. Copeland (D) House:
70th Senate:R. Copeland (D) ·R. Wagner (D) House:
71st Senate:R. Copeland (D) ·R. Wagner (D) House:
72nd Senate:R. Copeland (D) ·R. Wagner (D) House:
73rd Senate:R. Copeland (D) ·R. Wagner (D) House:


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