Isaac Edgar Clark

Full Name: Isaac Edgar Clark
Other surnames: Clarke
Date of birth: December 23, 1860
Date of death: August 9, 1928

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	18	Jan 9, 1923 - Nov 17, 1924	38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Schulenburg / Fayette	Dean of the Senate. (38th) Senate President Pro Tempore (38th)	Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca
S	18	Jan 4, 1919 - Jan 9, 1923	36th ⁽⁵⁾ 37th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Schulenburg / Fayette		Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca
S	18	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919	34th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ 35th ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Schulenburg / Fayette	Senate President Pro Tempore (34th)	Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca
S	18	Jul 23, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾	Democrat	Schulenburg / Fayette		Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca

(1) 38th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/15/1923, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) Isaac E. Clark resigned 11/17/1924. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 38th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922, oath of office administered, 1/9/1923, p. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 37th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1921, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(5) 36th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 5th, 1918, oath of office administered, 1/14/1919, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(6) 35th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(7) Dr. I.E. Clarke. Texas Legislative Manual.
(8) 34th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/28/1915, 1st C.S. Senate Journal.
(9) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(10) Democrat - "To Nominate Man for State Senator," 5/24/1913, p. 3. "Dr. I.E. Clark of Schulenburg is the democratic candidate for the office." Galveston Daily News.
(11) Special election 7/19/1913, "Overwhelming Defeat for Three Amendments. . .Dr. E.I. Clark Wins in Eighteenth Senatorial; Tom B. Coe Leads in Twelfth Representative; E.M. Greer Elected in Seventh Senatorial; H.R. Greer Elected 125th Representative," 7/20/1913, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(12) Isaac E. Clark, in special election 7/19/1913, sworn 7/23/1913, succeeded David A. Paulus, resigned 5/6/1913. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Senate District 18
Jan 9, 1923 - Nov 17, 1924
Legislatures: 38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Dean of the Senate. (34th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Schulenburg / Fayette
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca

Senate District 18
Jan 4, 1919 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 36th ⁽⁵⁾ 37th ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Schulenburg / Fayette
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca

Senate District 18
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 34th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ 35th ⁽⁶⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (34th)
(34th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Schulenburg / Fayette
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca

Senate District 18
Jul 23, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Schulenburg / Fayette
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Portrait and biographical sketch, Dr. I.E. Clark, pp. 244-246, birth date 12/23/1860. Fayette County, Her History and Her People, 1902.
Biographical sketch, Dr. Isaac Edgar Clark, pp. 440-441. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," The Houston Post, 3/22/1917, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Isaac Edgar Clark, birth date 12/23/1860 in Polk County, death date 8/9/1928 in Schulenberg, Fayette County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Dr. I.E. Clark, birth date 12/23/1860, death date 8/9/1928, burial in Schulenburg City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fannin County. Grave marker: "State Senator 1913-23." Find a Grave.
I.E. Clark listed in Democratic State Convention 1900, Committee on Platform and Resolutions; I.E. Clark of Fayette listed in Democratic State Convention 1916 (San Antonio, May 23-24, District Delegates) and Democratic State Convention 1916 (Houston, August 8-9), Committee on Platform and Resolutions, pp. 416, 618, and 634. Platforms of Political Parties in Texas, 1916.

Photographs

Photograph. Dr. I.E. Clark, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dr. I.E. Clark, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. I.E. Clark, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. I.E. Clark, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dr. I.E. Clark, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. I.E. Clark, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, south wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Agricultural Affairs Contingent Expense Finance Insurance and Banking Public Health (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing Roads, Bridges, and Ferries State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising Welfare of the State
37th R.S. - 1921 Agricultural Affairs (Vice Chair) Contingent Expense Finance (Vice Chair) Insurance and Banking Labor Military Affairs Public Health Public Printing (Vice Chair) Senatorial Districts State Institutions and Departments Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)
36th R.S. - 1919 Agricultural Affairs Contingent Expense Finance Internal Improvements Public Health (Vice Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Institutions and Departments Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)
35th R.S. - 1917 Central Investigating Committee Congressional Districts Counties and County Boundaries Finance Insurance and Banking Internal Improvements Labor Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Public Health Roads, Bridges and Ferries Senatorial Districts Stock and Stock Raising
34th R.S. - 1915 Bubonic Plague Appropriation Investigation (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries Finance Inspect Capitol (Chair) Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 1 Mining and Irrigation Public Health Senatorial Districts State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)

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