History of Cerro Gordo County, IowaFrom materials in the public archives, the Iowa Historical Society's collection, the newspapers and data of personal interviews; also containing sketches of representative citizens . h a largeand successful law practice for more than a quarter of a this time I\Ir. Clark took a prominent part in all the im-portant civil, social, political and public movements and enter-prises of the city and county. He was elected county attorneyof Cerro Gordo county in 1886 and filled that office three successiveterms. In June. 1908, upon the resignation of Jud
History of Cerro Gordo County, IowaFrom materials in the public archives, the Iowa Historical Society's collection, the newspapers and data of personal interviews; also containing sketches of representative citizens . h a largeand successful law practice for more than a quarter of a this time I\Ir. Clark took a prominent part in all the im-portant civil, social, political and public movements and enter-prises of the city and county. He was elected county attorneyof Cerro Gordo county in 1886 and filled that office three successiveterms. In June. 1908, upon the resignation of Judge CliflPord , the Republican Judicial Convention held at Charles Citynominated Mr. Clark for the unexpired term of Judge Cummings endorsed the action by appointing ]\Ir. Clarkto fill the vacancy, and that fall he was elected and has now filledthe office for more than two years, as one of the .iudges of theTwelfth Judicial District. He was renominated in June and re-elected in November, 1910. He has always been a Republican inpolities, and since coming to Mason City has been a member of theMethodist Episcopal church, filling prominent places in both polit-ical and religious ^^^/r ..%f*^^^ HISTORY OF CERRO GORDO COUNTY 739 Judge Clark was twice elected to the lay electoral conferenceand to the general conference and served as a lay delegate to thegeneral conference of the Methodist church held in Baltimore,Maryland, in May, 1908. He has always been active in varioustemperance, political, literary and philanthropical organizations. On September 13, 1875, Mr. Clark married Miss Ida BelleChambers, daughter of Rev. W. A. Chambers, who for three yearswas pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church of JMason them were born three children: Edward W., now clerk of thedistrict court of Cerro Gordo county, Iowa; Frederick J., now aMethodist minister; and a daughter who died in infancy. Edward W. Clark, the elder of Judge Clarks sons, was bo
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