Harry C. Clark

Harry C. Clark
19th Mayor of San Diego
In office May 2, 1927 – May 4, 1931
Preceded by	John L. Bacon
Succeeded by	Walter W. Austin
Personal details
Born	June 8, 1883 Bay City, Michigan
Died	December 27, 1950 (aged 67) San Diego, California
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Georgia L. Kessinger
Children	Harry C. Clark, Jr.
Alma mater	University of Vermont

Harry Camp Clark (June 8, 1883 – December 27, 1950) was an American Republican politician from California.

Early life[]

Harry Clark was born 1883 in Bay City, Michigan to Herman and Melissa Clark. In 1907 he graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Civil Engineering. After graduation, he worked in Massachusetts and Louisville, Kentucky, where he was in charge of building a sewer system.^{[citation needed]}

Legal, political, and military career[]

In 1911 he moved to San Diego, California to join his mother and two sisters. He took up road surveying and studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1918. Clark became an able and popular lawyer, and was president of the County Bar Association in 1927. Clark served as mayor of San Diego from 1927 to 1931. He was defeated in 1931, where the main issue was the $8.5 million spent for water projects, such as the Lake Hodges Dam, with little to show for it. Clark served as Deputy City Attorney after his term as mayor. During World War I, he was second lieutenant of the Quartermaster's Corps and served overseas for a year. He took part in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He was promoted to Captain before he was discharged.

Personal life[]

On June 6, 1911 Clark married Georgia L. Kessinger in San Diego. She was born May 14, 1876 in Ohio and died December 22, 1963 in San Diego. They had at least one son, Harry C., Jr. Clark died in 1950 of a heart attack at his home in San Diego.

Further reading[]

• Heilbron, Carl (1936). History of San Diego County. San Diego Press Club. Biography, pp. 169–170
• "Harry Camp Clark Succumbs in Home", San Diego Union, December 28, 1950, p. A-6. Includes portrait