Alonzo M. Clark
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Alonzo Monroe Clark was an American
politician
who was the 16th Governor of Wyoming from 1931 to 1933.
Clark was born in Flint, Indiana
. He was raised and educated in Nebraska
after his family moved there from Indiana. After graduating from Nebraska State Teachers College in 1898, he served as Superintendent of Schools for Dawes County, Nebraska
before moving to Wyoming in 1901. He homesteaded more than 300 acres (1.2 km²) in Campbell county and was a teacher.
In 1926 he was elected Secretary of State. When the then-current governor, Frank Emerson
died, on February 18, 1931, just six weeks into his second term, the line of succession put State Secretary Clark into the post of acting governor until the next election to be held, November 1932. Clark officially took office after Emerson's Sunday funeral, which was three days later.http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/03/03/news/casper/3365f5d269ba17318725712300792b81.txt. That November, he was defeated in the Republican primary, and resumed his term as Secretary of State.
In 1934 he successfully secured the Republican nomination, but lost in the general election to the then-incumbent, Democrat Leslie A. Miller
. He also campaigned unsuccessfully for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate
The National Governors Association noted http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=c7d450d2f1334010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD:
He was married twice, first to Lucy M. Smith (who died in 1944) with whom he had one child, and then to Florence Russell.
He died on October 12, 1952 in Thermopolis, Wyoming
, aged 84, and is buried in Carleton, Nebraska
.
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who was the 16th Governor of Wyoming from 1931 to 1933.
Clark was born in Flint, Indiana
Flint, Indiana
Flint is a small unincorporated town located west of Angola in Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana, USA.-Geography:Flint is located at at an elevation of 968 feet.-References:*...
. He was raised and educated in Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
after his family moved there from Indiana. After graduating from Nebraska State Teachers College in 1898, he served as Superintendent of Schools for Dawes County, Nebraska
Dawes County, Nebraska
-National protected areas:*Nebraska National Forest *Oglala National Grassland *Pine Ridge National Recreation Area-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,060 people, 3,512 households, and 2,086 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile...
before moving to Wyoming in 1901. He homesteaded more than 300 acres (1.2 km²) in Campbell county and was a teacher.
In 1926 he was elected Secretary of State. When the then-current governor, Frank Emerson
Frank Emerson
Frank Collins Emerson was the 15th Governor of the US state of Wyoming from 1927 until his death.Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1904....
died, on February 18, 1931, just six weeks into his second term, the line of succession put State Secretary Clark into the post of acting governor until the next election to be held, November 1932. Clark officially took office after Emerson's Sunday funeral, which was three days later.http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/03/03/news/casper/3365f5d269ba17318725712300792b81.txt. That November, he was defeated in the Republican primary, and resumed his term as Secretary of State.
In 1934 he successfully secured the Republican nomination, but lost in the general election to the then-incumbent, Democrat Leslie A. Miller
Leslie A. Miller
Leslie Andrew Miller was an American politician who served as the 17th Governor of Wyoming from 1932 until 1939. He was a Democrat....
. He also campaigned unsuccessfully for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate
The National Governors Association noted http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=c7d450d2f1334010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD:
He was married twice, first to Lucy M. Smith (who died in 1944) with whom he had one child, and then to Florence Russell.
He died on October 12, 1952 in Thermopolis, Wyoming
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Thermopolis is the largest town in, and the county seat of Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,172....
, aged 84, and is buried in Carleton, Nebraska
Carleton, Nebraska
Carleton is a village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 136 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carleton is located at ....
.