Alex Clark (politician)
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Alex Clark | |
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![]() Indiana, Indiana mayor Alex Clark, 1949. | |
39th Mayor of Indianapolis | |
In office January 1, 1952 – January 1, 1956 | |
Preceded by | Christian J. Emhardt |
Succeeded by | Philip L. Bayt, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Indianapolis, Indianapolis | March 22, 1916
Died | February 14, 1991 Argentina | (aged 74)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Depauw University, Indiana University Law School |
Alex M. Clark (March 22, 1916 – February 14, 1991) was an American politician. He 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.[1] 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 in 1991 of a head injury while on a cruise, returning from Antarctica in pursuit of his goal to visit every continent.[2]
References
- ^ Bodenhamer, David J. (1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. p. 537. ISBN 0-253-31222-1.
- ^ Herald Times Online [permanent dead link]
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