Linwood Clark
American politician (1876–1965)
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Linwood Leon Clark (March 21, 1876 – November 18, 1965) was a U.S. representative who represented the second Congressional district of the state of Maryland from 1929 to 1931.
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March 21, 1876
Linwood Clark | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | William P. Cole, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William P. Cole, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Linwood Leon Clark March 21, 1876 Aberdeen, Maryland |
| Died | November 18, 1965 (aged 89) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Linnie Habersank (m. 1907) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Biography
Clark was born in Aberdeen, Maryland, and attended the public schools as a youth. In 1899, he graduated from the Milton Academy of Milton, Massachusetts. In 1902, from the American University of Harriman in Harriman, Tennessee, and in 1904, from the law department of the University of Maryland. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Baltimore, Maryland. He also completed a La Salle Extension University course in railway transportation in 1919.[1]
He married Linnie Habersank on July 24, 1907, and they had two children.[1]
In 1926, Clark was an unsuccessful candidate for election to U.S. Congress, but two years later was successful, serving one term from March 4, 1929, to March 3, 1931. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930, and resumed the practice of law in Baltimore. He served as judge of the circuit court of Maryland, fifth judicial district from 1935 to 1938. He practiced law in Annapolis, Maryland, where he died in 1965.[2] He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery of Baltimore.
