Bennett Champ Clark | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
| In office September 28, 1945 – July 13, 1954 | |
| Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Thurman Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Walter M. Bastian |
| United States Senator from Missouri | |
| In office February 3, 1933 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Harry B. Hawes |
| Succeeded by | Forrest C. Donnell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joel Bennett Clark January 8, 1890 Bowling Green, Missouri |
| Died | July 13, 1954 (aged 64) Gloucester, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Missouri (BA) George Washington University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 1921-1928 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 35th Division 88th Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Joel Bennett Clark (January 8, 1890 – July 13, 1954), better known as Bennett Champ Clark, was a Democratic United States senator from Missouri from 1933 until 1945, and was later a circuit judge of the District of Columbia Circuit. He was a leading isolationist in foreign policy. In domestic policy he was an anti-New Deal Conservative Democrat who helped organize the bipartisan Conservative coalition.[1]
- ^ Susan Dunn, Roosevelt's Purge: How FDR Fought to Change the Democratic Party (2010) p. 138.