Background
Clarke, George W. was born on October 24, 1852 in Shelby Company, Indiana, United States. Son of John and Eliza J. (Akers) Clarke.
Clarke, George W. was born on October 24, 1852 in Shelby Company, Indiana, United States. Son of John and Eliza J. (Akers) Clarke.
Moved to Iowa with parents, 1856. Bachelor of Arts, Oskaloosa (Iowa) College, 1877. Bachelor of Laws, law department, Iowa State University, 1878.
Doctor of Laws, Drake University, 1916.
F., Mistress Portia Van Meter, Mistress Frances A. Kinnick. Admitted to Iowa bar, 1878. Practiced at Adel, Iowa.
Member Iowa House of Representatives 4 terms, January 1900-January 1907 (speaker of House, 1904-1907).
Lieutenant governor of Iowa, 2 terms, 1909-1913, governor 2 terms, 1913-1917. Dean College of Law, Drake University, 1917-1918.
Practiced law, Des Moines, 1918-1921.
Member Iowa.
Married Mission Arletta Greene, June 25, 1878. Children: Fred G., Chas.