The Political Graveyard: Clark family of Idaho

Clark family of Idaho

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Barzilla Worth Clark (1880-1943) — also known as Barzilla W. Clark — of Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho. Born in Hadley (unknown county), Ind., December 22, 1880. Son of Joseph Addison Clark and Eunice (Hadley) Clark; married, October 26, 1905, to Ethel S. Peck; brother of Chase Addison Clark; uncle of Bethine Clark (who married Frank Forrester Church). Democrat. Civil engineer; mayor of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1913-15, 1926-36; Governor of Idaho, 1937-39. Methodist. Died September 21, 1943. Burial location unknown.
- See also Clark family of Idaho
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Chase Addison Clark (1883-1966) — also known as Chase A. Clark — of Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Amo, Hendricks County, Ind., August 20, 1883. Son of Joseph Addison Clark and Eunice (Hadley) Clark; brother of Barzilla Worth Clark; married, January 10, 1906, to Jean Burnett; father of Bethine Clark (who married Frank Forrester Church). Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Idaho state senate, 1933-36; mayor of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1937-38; Governor of Idaho, 1941-43; U.S. District Judge for Idaho, 1943. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Died in a hospital at Boise, Ada County, Idaho, December 30, 1966. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
- See also Clark family of Idaho
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Frank Forrester Church (1924-1984) — also known as Frank Church; "Senator Sunday School"; "Frank Cathedral" — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, July 25, 1924. Son of Frank Forrester Church and Laura (Bilderback) Church; married, June 21, 1947, to Bethine Clark (niece of Barzilla Worth Clark; daughter of Chase Addison Clark). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1957-81; defeated, 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1960; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976. Member, United World Federalists; American Legion. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 7, 1984. Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
- Cross-reference: Larry LaRocco
- See also Clark family of Idaho
- See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
- Books about Frank Church: F. Forrester Church, Father and Son : A Personal Biography of Senator Frank Church of Idaho

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