Linwood Clark

Linwood Leon Clark (March 21, 1876 – November 18, 1965) was a U.S. representative who represented the second Congressional district of the state of Maryland from 1929 to 1931.

Linwood Clark
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931
Preceded by	William P. Cole, Jr.
Succeeded by	William P. Cole, Jr.
Personal details
Born	Linwood Leon Clark (1876-03-21)March 21, 1876 Aberdeen, Maryland
Died	November 18, 1965(1965-11-18) (aged 89) Annapolis, Maryland
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Linnie Habersank ​ (m. 1907)​
Children	2
Education	Milton Academy University of Maryland, Baltimore
Occupation	Lawyer, politician

Biography

Clark was born in Aberdeen, Maryland, and attended the public schools as a youth. He graduated from the Milton Academy of Milton, Massachusetts, in 1899, from the American University of Harriman in Harriman, Tennessee, in 1902, and from the law department of the University of Maryland in 1904. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Baltimore, Maryland. He also completed a La Salle Extension University course in railway transportation in 1919.^[1]

He married Linnie Habersank on July 24, 1907, and they had two children.^[1]

In 1926, Clark was an unsuccessful candidate for election to U.S. Congress, but two years later was successful, serving one term from March 4, 1929, to March 3, 1931. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930, and resumed the practice of law in Baltimore. He served as judge of the circuit court of Maryland, fifth judicial district from 1935 to 1938. He practiced law in Annapolis, Maryland, where he died in 1965.^[2] He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery of Baltimore.

References

1. Agnus, Felix, ed. (1920). The book of Maryland: Men and Institutions. Baltimore: Maryland Biographical Association. pp. 221, 227. Retrieved 2021-12-26 – via Internet Archive.
2. "Linwood Clark, Ex-Judge, Dies". Hanover Evening Sun. Annapolis. AP. 1965-11-19. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.

• United States Congress. "Linwood Clark (id: C000446)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by William P. Cole, Jr.	U.S. Congressman from the 2nd district of Maryland 1929–1931	Succeeded by William P. Cole, Jr.