Clem S. Clarke

Clement Steele Clarke (October 9, 1897 – March 28, 1967) was an American politician from Shreveport, Louisiana, who was the first member of the Louisiana Republican Party to run for the United States Senate since implementation in 1914 of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. He lost the 1948 race to Democrat Russell B. Long, the older son of Huey Pierce Long Jr.

Clement Steele Clarke
Born	(1897-10-09)October 9, 1897 Marietta, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 28, 1967(1967-03-28) (aged 69) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery in Shreveport
Alma mater	Cornell University
Occupation	Oilman
Political party	Republican nominee for the United States Senate, 1948
Spouse	Ellen Meng Lanham Clarke
Children	1

Clarke's first marriage was to Marjorie Terry, daughter of Dr. Roy A. Terry of Long Beach, California. The couple wed on July 13, 1934.^[1] The couple soon divorced, and Marjorie Clark married Donald Ballard on December 22, 1936.