S. Wesley Clark
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GovernorCoe I. Crawford
Preceded byPhilo Hall
Succeeded byRoyal Johnson
BornDecember 28, 1872
Plattesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Samuel Wesley Clark | |
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| 23rd United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota | |
| In office 1921–1926 | |
| 7th Attorney General of South Dakota | |
| In office January 8, 1907 – January 1911 | |
| Governor | Coe I. Crawford |
| Preceded by | Philo Hall |
| Succeeded by | Royal Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1872 Plattesville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1949 (aged 76) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Essie Eggler |
| Profession | Attorney |
Samuel Wesley Clark (December 28, 1872 – January 7, 1949) was an American attorney, Attorney General of South Dakota, and U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota.
Clark was born Samuel Wesley Clark to Samuel Pliny and Elizabeth Dennison Clark on December 28, 1872, in Platteville, Wisconsin. In his formative youth, he read law books while tending to his family's cattle herd on the prairie. He attended Redfield College then read law under Thomas Sterling.[1]
