The William H. Clark Collection

       ( Donated by Gloria Black, great granddaughter of William H. Clark )

My great grandfather was William Clark. He was born December 10. 1856 in Clay County, Ky to H.J. Clark and Patience Bledsoe. He lived and had a business across from the old courthouse.  He was a state senator around 1896.                       
He was shot and killed in 1921. "Dad said he remembered the posse on horses stopping at his wife's house soon after he was killed".          ~  Gloria Black  ~

More about William H. Clark : 

From "Out Of The Past" as reprinted in The Jackson County Sun ( Formerly The Laurel County Sun):

September 1899 The convention held at McKee last week for the nomination of a senator resulted in a fight
in which Wm. Clark and Geo. and John Hays and several others were on the opposite sides.
Mr. Clark received four wounds but not severe; one of the Hays was shot with a pistol and a shotgun.
Several shots fired, but no one killed. The parties are recovering.

Associated Press Article in the Middlesboro Daily News

November 10, 1921, Vol.5, No.251   /  FORMER STATE SENATOR SHOT

William Pearson charged with killing former state Senator W. S. Clark in Jackson County.

McKee, Nov. 10 - News has been received of the shooting Sunday afternoon of former state Senator W. S. Clark at Foxtown, Jackson County.  William Pearson is charged with the killing.

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