Chase A. Clark
Chase A. Clark | |
|---|---|
Governor of Idaho | |
| In office January 6, 1941 – January 4, 1943 | |
| Lieutenant | Charles C. Gossett |
| Preceded by | C. A. Bottolfsen |
| Succeeded by | C. A. Bottolfsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chase Addison Clark August 20, 1883 Hadley, Indiana |
| Died | December 30, 1966 (aged 83) Boise, Idaho |
| Resting place | Rose Hill Cemetery Idaho Falls, Idaho |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Jean Elizabeth Burnett
(m. 1906) |
| Children | read law |
Chase Addison Clark (August 21, 1883 – December 30, 1966) was an American jurist who served as the
Education and career
Clark was born on August 21, 1883, in
Gubernatorial service
Clark was elected
.At a April 1942 War Relocation Administration conference at Salt Lake City to discuss using Japanese-American internees to help with the farm labor shortage, Governor Clark "went so far as to ask that both Issei and Nisei already residing freely in his state be rounded up and placed under supervision."[9] These citizens of Idaho were not covered by the U.S. Government's order to forcefully removing people of Japanese descent from the west coast. Speaking of the Internment of Japanese Americans in May 1942, months after the Pearl Harbor bombing, Clark spoke in a Lions Club meeting stated "Japs live like rats, breed like rats and act like rats. We don't want them ... permanently located in our state."[9]
As the governor was a two-year term, Bottolfsen then defeated Clark to regain the governorship in 1942; both elections had been very close.
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Chase Clark | 120,420 | 50.48% | C. A. Bottolfsen (inc.) | 118,117 | 49.52% | |||
| 1942 | Chase Clark (inc.) | 71,826 | 49.85% | C. A. Bottolfsen | 72,260 | 50.15% |
Federal judicial service
Clark was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 18, 1943, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho vacated by Judge Charles Cheatham Cavanah.[10] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 5, 1943, and received his commission on March 10, 1943.[11][12] He served as Chief Judge from 1954 to 1964.[8] He assumed senior status on April 30, 1964.[8] His service terminated on December 30, 1966, due to his death.[8]
Family
Clark married Jean Elizabeth Burnett, the 18-year-old daughter of a Mackay merchant,[13] on January 10, 1906.[14]
Clark was a member of a prominent Idaho political family.[
Death
Clark suffered a stroke at age 83 in December 1966,[15] and spent his final weeks at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise, Idaho. He died on December 30,[2][16] and was interred at Rose Hill Cemetery in Idaho Falls.[17][18][2][16]
References
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Clark family of Boise and Idaho Falls, Idaho".
- ^ a b c d "Chase A. Clark dies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 31, 1966. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Governor had humble start". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 7, 1941. p. 9.
- ^ Merrill D. Beal, Merle W. Wells, History of Idaho (1959), p. 28.
- ^ "Chase A. Clark". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ Charnock, Richard (March 16, 1964). "Judge recalls satisfaction in half century of service". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. UPI. p. B11.
- ^ a b "Chase A. Clark". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Chase Addison Clark at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b Louis Fiset (Summer 1999). "Thinning, Topping, and Loading: Japanese Americans and Beet Sugar in World War II". The Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 90 (3): 123–139. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Senate confirms Clark for bench". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. March 6, 1943. p. 2.
- ^ "Taylor approved as district judge". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. July 20, 1954. p. a3.
- ^ "Fred M. Taylor is confirmed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. July 21, 1954. p. 1.
- ^ "Remembering Alex Burnett, Mackay Miner April 22, 1954 and April 29, 1954". Mackay, Idaho Blog. July 28, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ "Chase A. Clark". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ "Chase Clark seriously ill". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 16, 1966. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Governor, Judge Chase Clark dies". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 31, 1966. p. 6.
- ^ "Idaho Falls' Chase Clark laid to rest". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 4, 1967. p. 6.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Clark, C to D". politicalgraveyard.com.
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Chase Addison Clark at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- National Governors Association
- Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho annual: 1942
- Chase A. Clark at Find a Grave
- Mackay, Idaho blog – Chase Clark law office, 1910
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