Russell Charles Clark was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 3rd Queens

3rd Queens

3rd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the northeastern portion of Queens County....

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 from 1928 to 1931 and from 1935 to 1959 as a Liberal

Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...

.

He was born in Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island

Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island

Mount Stewart is a Canadian village located in the northeastern part of Queens County, Prince Edward Island.Mount Stewart is located at the head of the once-navigable portion of the Hillsborough River at the point where the river begins to narrow significantly.The village played an important role...

, the son of Solomon C. Clark and Hannah Newberry, and was educated at Prince of Wales College

Prince of Wales College

Prince of Wales College is a former university college, which was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. PWC merged with St. Dunstan's University in 1969 to form the University of Prince Edward Island....

 and Charlottetown Business School. He was a merchant in Mount Stewart, also operated processing plants for lobster

Lobster

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s and blueberries

Blueberry

Blueberries are flowering plants of the genus Vaccinium with dark-blue berries and are perennial...

, owned a fox ranch and was a partner in a car dealership. In 1900, Clark married Marion J. McKay. He served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio

Minister without Portfolio

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. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1931. Clark died at the Prince Edward Island Hospital

Prince Edward Island Hospital

The Prince Edward Island Hospital is a former acute care hospital that was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It was the first public general hospital established in the province and the largest such facility throughout its history....

 in Charlottetown

Charlottetown

Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...

 at the age of 85.

His son Keir

Keir Clark

William Keir Clark was a Canadian merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. After serving as mayor of Montague in 1941 and 1942, he represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1948 to 1959 and from 1966 to 1970 as a Liberal...

also served in the provincial assembly.