Isaac Edgar Clark
Full Name: Isaac Edgar ClarkOther surnames: Clarke
Date of birth: December 23, 1860
Date of death: August 9, 1928
Terms of Service
| 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 | 37th (4) 36th (5) | Democrat | Schulenburg / Fayette | Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca | |
| S | 18 | Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919 | 35th (6) 34th (7) (8) (9) | 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 |
Terms of service footnotes
(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. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 38th (1) (2) (3)
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (38th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Schulenburg / Fayette
- Counties in district:
- Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca
Terms of service notes
(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. ↩
Biographical Information
- 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).
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Dr. Isaac E. Clark, pp. 358-359. Types of Successful Men of Texas, 1890.
- Isaac Edgar Clark, birth date 12/23/1860 in Polk County; death date 8/9/1928 in Schulenberg, Fayette County; physician. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- 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. Selected newspaper articles
- 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
- 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.
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