AKA Joseph Sill Clark, Jr.

Born: 21-Oct-1901
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Died: 21-Jan-1990
Location of death: Philadelphia, PA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered)

Gender: Male
Religion: Unitarian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1956-69

Military service: US Army Air Corps (WWII, 1941-45, Colonel)

Father: Joseph Clark
Mother: Kate Avery

    High School: Middlesex School (1919)
    University: BS, Harvard University (1923)
    Law School: LLB, University of Pennsylvania Law School (1926)

    US Senator, Pennsylvania (1956-69)
    Mayor of Philadelphia (1952-56)
    Pennsylvania State Official City Controller, Philadelphia, PA (1949-51)
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    American Bar Association
    Americans for Democratic Action
    American Legion
    American Philosophical Society
    Lions Club
    Pennsylvania Bar Association 1926
    United World Federalists President (1969-71)
    Veterans of Foreign Wars
    Bronze Star
    Legion of Merit
    Hernia Operation Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (Oct-1965)

Author of books:
The Senate Establishment (1963)
Congress: The Sapless Branch (1964)

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