Bennett Champ Clark

Bennett Champ Clark
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office September 28, 1945 – July 13, 1954
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Thurman Arnold
Succeeded by	Walter M. Bastian
United States Senator from Missouri
In office February 3, 1933 – January 3, 1945
Preceded by	Harry B. Hawes
Succeeded by	Forrest C. Donnell
Personal details
Born	Joel Bennett Clark (1890-01-08)January 8, 1890 Bowling Green, Missouri
Died	July 13, 1954(1954-07-13) (aged 64) Gloucester, Massachusetts
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Missouri (BA) George Washington University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Rank	Colonel
Unit	35th Division 88th Division
Battles/wars	World War I

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. In domestic policy he was an anti-New Deal Conservative Democrat who helped organize the bipartisan Conservative coalition.^[1]