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Catholic Politicians in Arkansas

Frank Adelbert Balcer Jr. (1889-1965) — also known as Frank A. Balcer — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., December 9, 1889. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District, 1962. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Polish National Alliance. Died November 26, 1965 (age 75 years, 352 days). Interment at St. Teresas Catholic Cemetery, Harrah, Okla.   Relatives: Son of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna Pascko.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Wesley Kanne Clark (b. 1944) — also known as Wesley K. Clark; Wesley Kanne — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 23, 1944. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S. Army General; Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004. Baptist; later Catholic. Jewish ancestry. Recipient, Medal of Freedom, 2000. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Step-son of Viktor Clark; son of Benjamin Jacob Kanne and Veneta Updegraff (Bogard) Kanne; married 1966 to Gertrude 'Gert' Kingston.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books by Wesley K. Clark: Winning Modern Wars : Iraq, Terrorism, and the American Empire (2003) — Waging Modern War : Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Combat (2001) — A Time to Lead : For Duty, Honor and Country (2007)   Robert James Huber (1922-2001) — also known as Robert J. Huber — of Troy, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 29, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president, Michigan Chrome and Chemical Inc.; mayor of Troy, Mich., 1959-64; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988; U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated, 1974. Catholic. Member, Rotary; Elks; American Legion; Catholic War Veterans. Died, of cancer, in Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., April 23, 2001 (age 78 years, 237 days). Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Frank John Willems (1919-2000) — of Paris, Logan County, Ark. Born in Paris, Logan County, Ark., June 23, 1919. Member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1973-99. Catholic. Died, of a stroke, in Paris, Logan County, Ark., July 14, 2000 (age 81 years, 21 days). Interment at St. Benedict Cemetery, Subiaco, Ark.

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