David Worth Clark
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United States Senator from Idaho |
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In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 |
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| Preceded by | James P. Pope |
| Succeeded by | Glen H. Taylor |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Coffin |
| Succeeded by | Henry Dworshak |
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April 2, 1902 Idaho Falls, Idaho |
| Died | June 19, 1955 (aged 53) Los Angeles, California |
| Resting place |
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Virgil Irwin Clark (m. 1926–1955, his death) |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Residence | Pocatello |
| Alma mater |
Univ. of Notre Dame, A.B. 1922 Harvard Law School, 1925 |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Catholic |
David Worth Clark, aka D. Worth Clark (April 2, 1902 – June 19, 1955), was a Democratic congressman and United States Senator from Idaho.
According to the Idaho State Historical Society, Clark attended public schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He attended Columbia University in Portland, Oregon, and the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1922. Clark graduated from Harvard Law School in 1925 and was admitted to the bar that year. He commenced practice in Idaho at Pocatello, and was the state's assistant attorney general from 1933 to 1935.
Clark was a member of a prominent Idaho political family; his uncles Barzilla W. Clark and Chase A. Clark both served as governor of Idaho. His cousin Bethine, Chase Clark's daughter, married future U.S. Senator Frank Church in 1947.
D. Worth Clark was elected to the U.S. House from the 2nd district of Idaho in 1934. The seat had been vacant for several months, since the untimely death of Thomas Coffin in June. Clark was re-elected in 1936, defeating his successor, newspaper publisher Henry Dworshak of Burley.
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