Background
Clark, Thomas Joseph was born on July 13, 1926 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Thomas Joseph and Marjorie Sarah (Harper) Clark.
Clark, Thomas Joseph was born on July 13, 1926 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Thomas Joseph and Marjorie Sarah (Harper) Clark.
Bachelor of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1950. Master of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1951. DOptometry, University California, Berkeley, 1951.
He served as mayor of Long Beach, California from 1975 to 1980 and from 1982 to 1984, as elected by the Long Beach city council. He has also served on the Long Beach City College Board of Trustees (from 1998 to 2013), and as president of the Community College League of California (CCLC) and the California Community College Trustee (CCCT) Board. Clark was born in San Diego and moved to Long Beach in 1933.
He is an optometrist, and alumnus of Long Beach City College and the University of California at Berkeley.
He retired from his optometry practice in 1993, and from public office in 2014.
Chairman Los Altos Young Men’s Christian Association, Long Beach, 1959—1961. Member park commission City of Long Beach, 1963—1966, member city council, since 1966, mayor, 1975—1980, 1982—1984. President Los Angeles County division League of Cities, 1978—1979.
Board directors League of California Cities, since 1976, president, 1981—1982. Member advisory board National League Cities, since 1984. Member Los Angeles County Mass Transit Authority Alternate Board, since 1994.
Member of Long Beach Optometric Society (president 1955-1956), California Optometric Association, American Optometric Association, California Public Employees Retirement Systems (board directors since 1990), Indiana Cities Los Angeles County (president 1968-1969), Rotary, Masons.
Married Lois Olney, February 22, 1952. Children: Paul, James, Carol.