Background
He was born in Davidson, Saskatchewan and was a professor by career.
He was born in Davidson, Saskatchewan and was a professor by career.
Clark attended the University of Saskatchewan.
There, he met and, in 1959, married Barbara Woods. Clark went on to study at the University of Oregon and, after teaching in Regina, Saskatchewan and Brandon, Manitoba, received his Doctor of Philosophy in Canadian history from the University of Alberta. Clark left federal politics and did not campaign in the 1993 federal election after serving for part of the 32nd Canadian Parliament, and for full terms in the 33rd and 34th Parliaments.
Clark died at the age of 71, following a fall from a horse at Lake Metigoshe.
Following the November 1982 death of Brandon—Souris Member of Parliament Walter Dinsdale, Clark became the Progressive Conservative party candidate for the riding in a by-election on May 1983.