Joseph S. Clark Jr.
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United States Senator from Pennsylvania |
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In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | James Duff |
| Succeeded by | Richard Schweiker |
| 116th Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
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In office January 7, 1952 – January 2, 1956 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard Samuel |
| Succeeded by | Richardson Dilworth |
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Joseph Sill Clark Jr. October 21, 1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | January 12, 1990 (aged 88) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Republican (until 1928) |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University University of Pennsylvania School of Law |
| Religion | Unitarian Universalist |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Years of service | 1941 – 1945 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Joseph Sill Clark Jr. (October 21, 1901 – January 12, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1957 to 1969. He previously served as the 116th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1956. Clark was the only Unitarian Universalist elected to a major office in Pennsylvania in the modern era.
One of two children, Joseph Clark was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Joseph Sill Clark Sr. and Kate Richardson Avery. His father, a longtime lawyer in Germantown, was also a national tennis champion who won the 1885 U.S. National Championship in doubles with Dick Sears. His mother, whose family owned Avery Island in Louisiana, was the niece of Edmund McIlhenny, who invented Tabasco sauce. He was raised in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, and received his early education at Chestnut Hill Academy. He then attended Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts, where he played on the school's baseball and football teams. He graduated from Middlesex in 1919 as class valedictorian.
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