George W. Clarke
Clarke in 1967
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 41st district
In office
January 11, 1971  January 14, 1985
Preceded byBrian J. Lewis
Succeeded byEmilio Cantu
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 41st district
In office
January 9, 1967  January 11, 1971
Preceded byFred A. Veroske
Succeeded byWilliam M. Polk
Personal details
Born(1906-06-22)June 22, 1906
Perry, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJune 25, 2006(2006-06-25) (aged 100)
Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHelen

George W. Clarke (June 22, 1906 – June 25, 2006) was an American politician in the state of Washington.

He was born in Perry, Iowa, on June 22, 1906. Clarke and his family moved to Mercer Island, Washington when he was young. Clarke received his bachelor's degree from University of Washington and his law degree from University of Washington School of Law. He then practiced law. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1967 to 1971 and then in the Washington State Senate from 1971 to 1985 as a Republican.[1][2][3] He died three days after his 100th birthday on June 25, 2006.

References

  1. "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-04-20.
  2. "Pictorial Directory, Forty-First Session, Washing State Legislature" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. 1969. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-25.
  3. Krishnan, Sonia (2006-07-07). "George Clarke, veteran Mercer Island lawmaker". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-02-18.


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