Joseph S. Clark Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph S. Clark Jr.

American politician

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1901

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 12-Jan-1990

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Joseph S. Clark Jr.

  • Joseph Sill Clark Jr.
  • (October 21, 1901 – January 12, 1990) was an American author, lawyer and politician.
  • A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 116th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1956 and as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1957 to 1969.
  • Clark was the only Unitarian Universalist elected to a major office in Pennsylvania in the modern era.The son of attorney and tennis player Joseph Sill Clark Sr., Clark pursued a legal career in Philadelphia after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
  • He became involved in a reform movement that sought to break the power of the city's Republican political machine.
  • After serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Clark won election as city controller in 1949.
  • In this capacity, he investigated and publicized scandals in the city government.
  • In 1951, Clark won election as Mayor of Philadelphia, becoming the first Democrat to do so since 1884.
  • As mayor, he sought to reduce corruption in city government and created low-income housing projects. After one term as mayor, Clark narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Senator James H.
  • Duff in the 1956 Senate election.
  • Clark earned a reputation as a strong supporter of civil rights and worked to appoint liberal committee members from his perch on the Democratic Steering Committee.
  • Clark narrowly won re-election in 1962 but was defeated in 1968 by Congressman Richard Schweiker.
  • His defeat is generally credited to his support of gun control and opposition to the Vietnam War.
  • After leaving office, Clark became a professor at Temple University.

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