Joseph Clarke (Kentucky politician)

Joe Clarke
Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
January 6, 1993 – January 4, 1995
Preceded byDon Blandford
Succeeded byJody Richards
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1970 – January 1, 1999
Preceded byHoward Hunt
Succeeded byJohn Bowling
Constituency50th district (1970–1972)
54th district (1972–1999)
Personal details
Born(1933-03-12)March 12, 1933
Boyle County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedSeptember 21, 2003(2003-09-21) (aged 70)
Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

P. Joseph Clarke Jr. (March 12, 1933 – September 21, 2003) was an American politician in the state of Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1970 to 1999 and as its speaker from 1993 to 1995.[1][2] Clarke died by suicide in 2003, aged 70.[3]

  1. ^ "2002OH051 Leg 050 | Louie B Nunn Center for Oral History". www.kentuckyoralhistory.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Interview with P. Joseph Clarke, Jr., July 24, 2002". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  3. ^ Former Speaker of Kentucky House Found Dead