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Champ Clark. James Beauchamp Clark (March 7, 1850 – March 2, 1921) was an American politician and attorney who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives for thirteen terms between 1893 and 1921 and served as Speaker of the House from 1911 to 1919.
Champ Clark (born March 7, 1850, near Lawrenceburg, Ky., U.S.—died March 2, 1921, Washington, D.C.) was the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1911–19) who narrowly lost the presidential nomination to Woodrow Wilson at the 1912 Democratic Convention on the 46th ballot.
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Missouri congressman, House minority leader, Speaker of the House, and unsuccessful Democratic Party presidential candidate, Champ Clark was a political leader during the Progressive Era.
James Beauchamp “Champ” Clark was a prominent Democratic politician from Missouri. Clark served in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-six years. He was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919.
Champ Clark, 1850–1921, American legislator, b. near Lawrenceburg, Ky. His full name was James Beauchamp Clark. After a career as lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician in Missouri, he was (1893–95, 1897–1921) a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming (1907) Democratic leader.
The Champ Clark House is the Bowling Green, Missouri residence of The Hon. Champ Clark—congressman from Missouri’s Ninth District who presided as Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives...
Champ Clark was sorely disappointed by his failure to win the presidential nomination of his party and he remained Speaker of the House following the election of Woodrow Wilson in 1912. Speaker Clark loyally supported most of the Wilson administration’s goals and legislation.
