Background
Clarke, David Roland was born on January 8, 1892 in Ashland, Illinois, United States. Son of Dan Bezeliel and Ammelia Jeannette (Burdick) Clarke.
Clarke, David Roland was born on January 8, 1892 in Ashland, Illinois, United States. Son of Dan Bezeliel and Ammelia Jeannette (Burdick) Clarke.
Preparatory education Whipple Academy, Jacksonville, Illinois. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Illinois, 1914. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1917.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1917, and began practice at Chicago. Member firm Fyffe & Clarke since 1921, senior member since 1931. General counsel associations and exhibitions
Director Walker Estates, Incorporated.
Breeder Holstein-Freesian cattle, Union, Illinois.
Member American, Illinois, Chicago bar associations, Chicago Law Institute, Chi Psi. Clubs: Law, Legal, University of Chicago.
Married Zada Rowena Walker, December 27, 1915. Children: Zada Rowena, Martha Jeannette (Mistress J. David McJunkin), Davida (Mistress Alfred West. Maddock).