Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Jim Clark

Full Name: James Atmar "Jim" Clark
Birth date: September 15, 1923
Death date: May 1, 1996

Terms of Service

House, 66th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/9/1979 - 5/8/1979
Democrat
House, 65th Legislature
1/11/1977 - 1/9/1979
Democrat
House, 64th Legislature
1/14/1975 - 1/11/1977
Democrat
House, 63rd Legislature
1/9/1973 - 1/14/1975
Democrat
House, 62nd Legislature
1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
Democrat
House, 61st Legislature
1/14/1969 - 1/12/1971
Democrat
House, 60th Legislature
1/10/1967 - 1/14/1969
Democrat

(1) Erwin W. Barton, in special election 7/28/1979, sworn 8/3/1979, succeeded Jim Clark, resigned 5/8/1979. First session was 67th Regular. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 201. Jim Clark resigned 5/8/1979. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
(3) 72nd Legislature - Barton dates of election and oath of office. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Seniority Order .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 201. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 419. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. Jim Clark, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

James Atmar Clark, death date 5/1/1996 in Harris County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 .
United States Navy, Radioman Petty Officer 3rd Class, World War II. Military grave marker, James A. Clark, birth date 9/15/1923, death date 5/1/1996, burial in South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria County. Includes obituary. Find a Grave .
"Jim Clark, a Tender Man, Found Pasadena Politics a Wicked Trap," 11/6/1983. Clark was born in 1923 on a farm near Lovelady, TX. Houston Chronicle .
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974 1975.