James S. Clark

Jimmy Clark
63rd Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives
In office 1987–1999
Preceded by	Tom Drake
Succeeded by	Seth Hammett
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 84th district
In office 1984–1999
Preceded by	Dwight Faulk
Succeeded by	Billy Beasley
Member of the Alabama Senate
In office November 4, 1958 – November 5, 1974
Preceded by	George E. Little
Succeeded by	T. Dudley Perry
Constituency	24th district (1958–1966) 23rd district (1966–1974)
Personal details
Born	James Sterling Clark (1921-10-07)October 7, 1921 Eufaula, Alabama, U.S.
Died	June 6, 2000(2000-06-06) (aged 78) Eufaula, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Marie Kendall
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Unit	Army Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II

James Sterling Clark (October 7, 1921 – June 6, 2000) of Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, served as the mayor of the City of Eufaula from 1976 to 1978, and served four consecutive terms in the Senate of Alabama from 1958 to 1974. He served as the chair of the Senate Rules Committee for 12 of those 16 years. Clark was initially elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1983, representing Barbour and Russell Counties, during which he served as the chair of the House Rules Committee, and subsequently was reelected by the residents of his district for three additional terms, 1986 to 1990, 1990 to 1994, and 1994 to 1998.

Clark was entrusted by the members of the House with the Office of Speaker in 1987, 1991, and an unprecedented third term in 1995. Clark died in June 2000.

Sources

• Resolution of the Alabama House of Representatives, 1999, HJR2, By Representative Newton (D), RFD, Rd 1 12-JAN-1999