Background
James H. Clark was born on August 29, 1909 in El Paso, Texas, United States. He was a son of John Milton and Esther (Compton) Clark.
James H. Clark was born on August 29, 1909 in El Paso, Texas, United States. He was a son of John Milton and Esther (Compton) Clark.
From 1927 to 1929 Hames H. Clark attended Washington and Lee University, the University of Florida from 1929 to 1930, and Yogyakarta State University from 1930 to 1931.
From 1930 to 1932 James H. Clark was an associate at Lee Higginson Company in New York City, at Lawrence Marks & Company from 1932 to 1939. From 1940 to 1950 he was a partner of Duff & Phelps. From 1951 to 1958 he was an associate at Murchison Brothers in Dallas.
He was a chairman of the executive committee at Philadelphia Suburban Water Company in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He was a director of Philadelphia Suburban Corporation in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and of Oil Field Rental Service Company in Houston. Clark was a trustee of Dallas Museum Fine Arts.
On May 18, 1935 James H. Clark married Lillian Bell.