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  Clark, Joseph Sill
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AffiliationDemocratic  
<-  1969-01-01  
 
NameJoseph Sill Clark
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States
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Born October 21, 1901
DiedJanuary 12, 1990 (88 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifedMr. Matt
Sep 19, 2012 09:48pm
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InfoUS Senator: 1957-1969

a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., October 21, 1901; attended Chestnut Hill Academy; was graduated from Middlesex School in 1919, Harvard University in 1923, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1926; was admitted to the bar in 1926 and commenced the practice of law in Philadelphia, Pa.; during the Second World War served with the United States Army Air Corps 1941-1945, attaining the rank of colonel; city controller of Philadelphia 1950-1952; mayor of Philadelphia 1952-1956; member of board of overseers, Harvard University 1953-1958; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1956; reelected in 1962 and served from January 3, 1957, to January 3, 1969; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1968; professor, Temple University 1969; president, World Federalists, U.S.A., 1969-1971; was a resident of Philadelphia, Pa., until his death, January 12, 1990.



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  11/05/1968 PA US Senate Lost 45.80% (-6.10%)
  04/23/1968 PA US Senate - D Primary Won 53.34% (+6.67%)
  11/06/1962 PA US Senate Won 51.06% (+2.37%)
  11/06/1956 PA US Senate Won 50.08% (+0.40%)
  11/06/1951 Philadelphia Mayor Won 58.06% (+16.13%)
ENDORSEMENTS
PA US President - D Primary - Apr 27, 1976 D Jimmy Carter
Philadelphia Mayor - Nov 02, 1971 R W. Thacher Longstreth
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 D Thurgood Marshall
PA US President - D Primary - Apr 26, 1960 D Adlai E. Stevenson II
US Ambassador to Brazil - Apr 28, 1959 NPA Reject