Clark, Alex
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Birthname | Alexander Clark | ||||
born on | 22 March 1916 at 00:30 (= 12:30 AM ) | ||||
Place | Indianapolis, Indiana, 39n46, 86w09 | ||||
Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American politician who became the youngest mayor of Indianapolis in 1951. He served one term and later ran again in 1967, losing in the primary to eventual winner Richard Lugar. He was a World War II veteran, and a former POW. In 1956 he and a number of friends formed the Wyoming Antelope Hunters Club in Indianapolis, which is still an active social club today. Prior to being mayor, Clark was a deputy prosecutor and judge in Marion County, Indiana.
Clark died in Argentina on 14 February 1991 of a head injury while on a cruise, returning from Antarctica in pursuit of his goal to visit every continent.
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate.
Categories
- Vocation : Law : Jurist (Prosecutor and judge)
- Vocation : Military : POW/ MIA (POW, WWII)
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation (Republican)
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (39th Mayor of Indianapolis)