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| In office December 9, 1918 – December 13, 1920 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Marshall Erskine Evans |
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| Succeeded by | David Milwyn Duggan |
| In office November 14, 1934 – November 10, 1937 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Kennedy Knott |
| Succeeded by | John Wesley Fry |
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Alderman on Edmonton City Council
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| In office February 16, 1912 – December 9, 1912 |
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| In office December 8, 1913 – December 13, 1915 |
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| In office December 8, 1924 – December 14, 1925 |
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| Born | September 20, 1869 Osnabruck Center, Ontario |
| Died | July 26, 1941 (aged 71) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Labour, Independent, Civic Youth Association |
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Socialist Party of Alberta, Conservative Party of Canada, Liberal Party of Canada, People's Candidate |
| Spouse | Gwendolyn Asbury |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | York University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Joseph Andrew Clarke (born September 20, 1869; died July 26, 1941) was a politician and lawyer from Canada. List of Edmonton Mayors: Matthew McCauley ( 1892 - 1894) Herbert Charles Wilson ( 1895 Harry Marshall Erskine Evans ( August 17, 1876 – September 20, 1973) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a former David Milwyn Duggan ( May 5, 1879 – May 4, 1942) was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton Daniel Kennedy Knott (1889 – November 26, 1959) was a labour activist and politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of Edmonton John Wesley Fry (born December 5, 1876, died December 23, 1946) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The Socialist Party of Canada (SPC is the name of two different but related parties that have existed in Canadian history The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval York University (Université York is a public Research university located in Toronto, Ontario. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He served twice as mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, was a candidate for election to the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council (precursor to the Yukon Legislative Assembly). Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Yukon Legislative Assembly is the Legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada.
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Early life
Clarke was born in Osnabruck Center, Ontario. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec He was educated in Prescott and Brockville, Ontario, and joined the North West Mounted Police in 1892 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Prescott is a town of approximately 4200 people on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Ontario, Canada, directly across from Ogdensburg Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Regina (rɨˈdʒaɪnə is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. He returned to Ontario shortly thereafter, only to be charged by the RNWMP with desertion. In Military terminology desertion is the Abandonment of a " Duty " or post without permission from one's Government or superior He was fined one hundred dollars, but received no further sanction in part because the magistrate was his uncle.
After his brief policing career, Clarke studied law at Osgoode Hall at York University in Toronto. Osgoode Hall is the name for a landmark building in Downtown Toronto which houses the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Superior Court of York University (Université York is a public Research university located in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Upon graduating, he moved to the Yukon to take part in the Klondike gold rush. Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories. The Klondike Gold Rush, infrequently referred to as the Yukon Gold Rush or Alaska Gold Rush, was a frenzy of Gold rush Immigration to and for While there, he was admitted to the bar and spent two years (1903-1904) as an appointed member of the Yukon Territorial Council. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on
He moved to Edmonton to practice law in 1908. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Once there, he married Gwendolen Asbury on October 9, 1911; the pair would have three children. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Edmonton politics
Joseph Clarke ran in a total of twenty-seven Edmonton municipal elections, more than any person before or since (as municipal elections in Edmonton now occur only every three years, this record is unlikely ever to be broken). In all, he ran for mayor seventeen times (winning five such elections) and for alderman ten times (being elected thrice).
Clarke's first attempt at municipal office took place during the February 1912 election, when he ran for the position of alderman on Edmonton City Council. On September 27, 1911, the voters of Edmonton approved by plebiscite the amalgamation of Edmonton with Strathcona The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was elected to a one year term. Rather than seek re-election in the next election, he ran for mayor, finishing in last place in a three candidate field. The second of two 1912 municipal elections was held December 9, 1912 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on
He returned to city council after being elected to a two year term as an alderman in the 1913 election. The 1913 municipal election was held December 8, 1913 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, trustees to sit on the public school board During this council term, he forged a temporary alliance with mayor William McNamara against those who wanted to drive prostitution and gambling out of the city. William J McNamara (born December 27, 1879) was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of both Edmonton and Wetaskiwin The alliance disintegrated after the two came to blows in a council meeting. Clarke lost his re-election, bid, finishing eighth of fourteen candidates in the 1915 election. The 1915 municipal election was held December 13, 1915 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public Unsuccessful bids for mayor followed in 1916 and 1917 before he was elected to that office in the 1918. The 1916 municipal election was held December 11, 1916 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, three trustees to sit on the public school The 1917 municipal election was held December 10, 1917 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the The 1918 municipal election was held December 9, 1918 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, three trustees to sit on the public school
During his first term as mayor, Clarke was confronted with a city-wide strike in support of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most influential strikes in Canadian history Clarke was sympathetic to the strikers, and when the federal government's Royal Commission on Industrial Relations (the Mather Commission) stopped in Edmonton, he joined labour leaders in presenting a list of twenty-nine demands, including the right to collective bargaining, the eight hour day, price controls, and workers' rights to run and hold public office. The Canadian Government, formally Her Majesty's Government in Canada, is the Federal government of Canada. He also resisted the use of strikebreakers (despite strong advocacy from the Edmonton Board of Trade and alderman Charles Grant), for which he was accused by the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Bulletin of succumbing to the "Soviet power" of the Edmonton Trade & Labour Council (ET&LC). The Edmonton Journal is a daily Newspaper in Edmonton Alberta. The Edmonton Bulletin was a newspaper in Edmonton Alberta published from 1880 until January 20 1951 Instead, he and alderman J. A. Kinney negotiated with the ET&LC's strike committee (which included future city mayors Elmer Ernest Roper and Daniel Kennedy Knott and future alderman Alfred Farmilo) to allow the continued provision of certain services. James A Kinney was a politician in Alberta, Canada and the first Labour member of the Edmonton City Council. Elmer Ernest Roper ( June 4, 1893 &ndash November 12, 1994) was a politician in Alberta, Canada. Daniel Kennedy Knott (1889 – November 26, 1959) was a labour activist and politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of Edmonton
Clarke was re-elected mayor in the 1919 election, but a concerted effort by the Board of Trade and the two local papers saw him defeated by David Duggan in the 1920 election. The 1919 municipal election was held December 8, 1919 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school David Milwyn Duggan ( May 5, 1879 – May 4, 1942) was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton The 1920 municipal election was held December 13, 1920 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school His attempt to regain his old job in the 1922 election failed, as he finished second of six candidates. The 1922 municipal election was held December 11, 1922 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school He was elected again as an alderman in the 1924 election for a two year term, but resigned one year in in order to run for mayor in the 1925 election. The 1924 municipal election was held December 8, 1924 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public The 1925 municipal election was held December 14, 1925 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the He finished third of six candidates.
There followed a decade in the political wilderness, marked by unsuccessful runs for mayor (in 1926, 1927, 1932, and 1933) and alderman (in 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1931), before he was returned to the office of mayor in the 1934 election. The 1926 municipal election was held December 13, 1926 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school The 1927 municipal election was held December 12, 1927 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public The 1932 municipal election was held November 9, 1932 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school The 1933 municipal election was held November 8, 1933 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public The 1928 municipal election was held December 10, 1928 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school The 1929 municipal election was held December 9, 1929 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school The 1930 municipal election was held November 12, 1930 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school The 1931 municipal election was held November 11, 1931 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school The 1934 municipal election was held November 14, 1934 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public While he had lost the office fourteen years earlier for being too friendly to organized labour, his opponents in 1934 included Knott and labour alderman Rice Sheppard. Rice Sheppard (born April 2 1861 died August 26 1947 was a politician and farmers' activist in Alberta, Canada. He was re-elected in 1935 and 1936 (defeating future mayor and labour advocate Harry Dean Ainlay on this second occasion). The 1935 municipal election was held November 13, 1935 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school The 1936 municipal election was held November 12, 1936 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school Harry Ainlay redirects here For the school of the same name see Harry Ainlay Composite High School. It was during this term that he laid the groundwork for a football stadium on the site of a closed federal prison. This stadium would eventually be named Clarke Stadium in his honour. Clarke Stadium, in its original incarnation was a Canadian football Stadium located in Edmonton Alberta.
Joseph Clarke was defeated in the 1937 election by John Wesley Fry. The 1937 municipal election was held November 10, 1937 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and five trustees to sit on the public school John Wesley Fry (born December 5, 1876, died December 23, 1946) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of He ran in every municipal election until the end of his life (for mayor in 1938 and for alderman in 1939 and 1940) but would never again hold political office. The 1938 municipal election was held November 9, 1938 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school The 1939 municipal election was held November 8, 1939 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council. The 1940 municipal election was held November 13, 1940 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council.
Provincial politics
Joseph Clarke was a perennial candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, running provincially five times. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.
He first ran in the 1913 Alberta general election as a parachute candidate in the controversial Clearwater electoral district for Charles M. O'Brien's Socialist Party of Alberta. The Alberta general election of 1913 was the third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. Clearwater was a provincial electoral district in Northern Alberta from 1913 to 1926 This article is about the Alberta Canada politician For other people named Charles O'Brien see this disambiguation page. The Socialist Party of Canada (SPC is the name of two different but related parties that have existed in Canadian history He was defeated by Liberal Henry William McKenney, the incumbent M.L.A. for Pembina. The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. Henry William McKenney was a politician from Alberta, Canada. A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an Electoral district to the Legislature or Legislative For the Albertan electoral district of the same name see Pembina (Alberta electoral district Pembina is a provincial electoral division in the
Clarke next ran in the 1917 election as an independent in Edmonton East. The Alberta general election of 1917 was the fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, held on June 7 1917 to elect members Edmonton East was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. He finished third of four candidates - the only candidate he defeated was Andera Keil, of Clarke's old Socialist Party.
He ran again in the 1926 Alberta general election as an independent Liberal in Edmonton district. The Alberta general election of 1926 was the sixth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955 He finished fourth of eighteen candidates on the first count, which would have been sufficient to win one of the riding's five seats under a plurality voting system; however, the riding used a single transferable vote system that allowed other candidates to pass him on subsequent counts. The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Single transferable vote (STV is a preferential Voting system designed to minimize Wasted votes and provide Proportional representation One of the candidates to do so was David Duggan, the same man who had defeated Clarke in his mayoral re-election bid in 1920. David Milwyn Duggan ( May 5, 1879 – May 4, 1942) was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton
Clarke's fourth attempt at provincial office took place during the 1930 election, when he sought election in Edmonton as an independent. The Alberta general election of 1930 was the seventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955 He finished sixteenth of seventeen candidates.
Clarke's final provincial election was a 1937 by-election in Edmonton caused by the death of incumbent Liberal G. Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955 The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. H. Van Allen. Clarke ran as a "People's Candidate" and was backed by the new Alberta Social Credit Party government, which did not field a candidate. The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial Political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the Social credit monetary policy He finished second, as Liberal leader Edward Leslie Gray retained the seat for his party, which was backed by the Conservatives under the so-called "Unity Movement". Edward Leslie Gray (1895-1992 was a politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from Alberta, Canada. The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. Clarke was mayor of Edmonton at the time of this by-election.
Federal politics
Clarke was a perennial candidate in Federal elections, running unsuccessfully four times. He made his first bid for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons, running as a Conservative candidate in the a 1902 by-election in the Yukon electoral district. The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Yukon riding is the only federal electoral district in Yukon Territory Canada. He was defeated by James Hamilton Ross. James Hamilton Ross ( May 12 1856 - December 14 1932) was a Canadian politician He made his second bid while still living in the Yukon in the 1908 federal election and was once again defeated, this time by Frederick Congdon. The Canadian federal election of 1908 was held on October 26 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Canada. Frederick Tennyson Congdon ( November 16, 1858 - March 13, 1932) was a Canadian Politician, Lawyer, and served
Clarke did not make another run for federal office until 13 years later, when he ran in Edmonton East for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1921 federal election (he was a personal friend of then-Liberal leader and soon to be Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King). Edmonton East (formerly known as Edmonton Centre-East) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG ( December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian He finished second to Progressive candidate Donald Ferdinand Kellner. The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s Donald Ferdinand Kellner (born September 15, 1879 Ethel Ontario - April 1, 1935) was a politician from Alberta, His final run for federal office was in Peace River again running for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1926 Canadian federal election. for the provincial electoral district see Peace River (provincial electoral district Peace River is a federal electoral district in Alberta The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Canadian federal election of 1926 was held on September 14 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 16th Parliament of Canada. He was defeated by Donald MacBeth Kennedy finishing third in a field of three candidates. Donald MacBeth Kennedy (born August 21, 1884 Ballinlaig Perthshire, Scotland - died September 25, 1957) was a farmer
Personal life, death, and legacy
Clarke was an accomplished athlete, and excelled at lacrosse, football, and track and field. Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) He was also known for his penchant for violence, and was nicknamed "Fightin' Joe" as a result. He was implicated in a number of prostitution and gambling rings as well.
Joseph Andrew Clarke died in his sleep July 26, 1941, less than a year after contesting his last election. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clarke Stadium in Edmonton was named in his honour before his death. Clarke Stadium, in its original incarnation was a Canadian football Stadium located in Edmonton Alberta. His wife, Gwendolen, would herself become a municipal politician in Edmonton after his death.
References
- Edmonton Public Library Biography of Joseph Clarke
- City of Edmonton biography of Joseph Clarke
- Account of the 1919 Edmonton strike from the Labour News
- History of labour's involvement in Edmonton politics from the Edmonton Bullet
- Chapter 5 of the Edmonton Public Library's history of Edmonton
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| Preceded by Harry Marshall Erskine Evans |
Mayor of Edmonton 1919-1920 |
Succeeded by David Milwyn Duggan |
| Preceded by Daniel Kennedy Knott |
Mayor of Edmonton 1935-1937 |
Succeeded by John Wesley Fry |
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