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Joel Bennett Clark (January 8, 1890 – July 13, 1954), better known as Bennett Champ Clark, was a Democratic United States senator from Missouri from 1933 until 1945, and was later a circuit judge of the District of Columbia Circuit. He was a leading isolationist in foreign policy.
Senator Bennett Champ Clark, who served in the U.S. Senate from 1933 to 1945, was a strong proponent of making neutrality a cornerstone of American foreign policy.
To win the Democratic nomination, he had to face down the most powerful and corrupt political machine in the state. Yet few people knew more about politics than Bennett Clark. He was, quite literally, born to it. Bennett was the son of Champ Clark, a congressman and Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives.
On what grounds did Senator Bennett Champ Clark argue that this first Neutrality Act was insufficient? Introduction. In response to rising tensions in the world, Congress passed the Neutrality Act of 1935 to prevent the United States from becoming embroiled in future wars.
Senator Bennett Champ Clark would also honor his father yet another way; he became the champion of eliminating the rule requiring a presidential nominee to have the support of two-thirds of the delegates.
Bennett Champ Clark served in France during World War I and then established a law practice in St. Louis. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1932 and served there until 1945.
Bennett Champ Clark (1890-1954) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Clark was nominated by President Harry Truman on September 12, 1945, to a seat vacated by Thurman Arnold .
Bennet Champ Clark. Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated by Harry S Truman on September 12, 1945; Confirmed by the Senate on September 24, 1945, and received commission on September 28, 1945. Service terminated on 7/13/1954, due to death.
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Clark, Bennett Champ, 1890-1954. Sources. found: NUCMC data from Univ. of Mo.-Columbia Libr., Western Hist. Ms. Coll. and St. Hist. Soc. of Mo. Mss. for Clark, C. Papers, 1853-1973(Clark, Bennett Champ, 1890-1954; full name: Joel Bennett Clark; lawyer, judge, and U.S. senator, of Missouri)
