Background
Clark, Jerome Bayard was born on April 5, 1882 in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Washington and Catharine Amelia (Blue) Clark.
Clark, Jerome Bayard was born on April 5, 1882 in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Washington and Catharine Amelia (Blue) Clark.
Educated Davidson (North Carolina) College and University of North Carolina.
Admitted to North Carolina bar, 1906, and began practice at Elizabethtown. President Bank of Elizabethtown, 1910-1922. Moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1920.
Member firm Dye & Clark.
Member North Carolina House of Representatives, 1915. Member North Carolina State Democratic Committee 10 years. Member North Carolina State Judicial Conference, 1924-1928.
Member 71st and 72d Congresses (1929-1933), 6th North Carolina District, and 73d to 80th Congresses (1939-1949), 7th North Carolina District. Member Rules Committee. Member Pi Kappa Alpha.
Mason, Knights of Pythias, Elk. Club: Fayetteville Country.
Married Helen Purdie Robinson, June 2, 1908. Children: Martha Holton, Jerome Bayard, Herman Robinson, Helen Purdie.