Edward Aubrey Clark

1906 - 1992  (86 years)

• Name	Edward Aubrey Clark  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	15 Jul 1906	Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Sep 1992	Austin, Travis County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Burial	San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Notes	From FindAGrave: Prominent statesman, banker and lawyer Edward A. Clark - a part of the Texas and national political scene for more than 60 years - died Wednesday of heart failure at St. David's Hospital. He was 86. A memorial service for Clark - former ambassador to Australia and Texas secretary of state - will be at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church at 2 p.m. today. A second service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Christ Episcopal Church in San Augustine. Clark will be buried in San Augustine, the small East Texas town where he was born in 1906. "I'll remember him as a man with good common sense, genuine compassion," said George Christian, White House press secretary under President Lyndon B. Johnson. "He was a loyal, outstanding lawyer. He had a rich, filling life. He touched so many lives." U.S. Rep. Jake Pickle said of Clark , "No one shaped Texas civic, business or political action more than this man. I could rely on his friendship as I could depend on the rising sun. I have lost my second father." Clark attended Southwestern University in Georgetown for two years and received an undergraduate degree from Tulane University in New Orleans in 1926. He married Anne Metcalfe in 1927 and received his law degree from the University of Texas in 1928. From 1932 to 1935, Clark served as Texas assistant attorney general and from 1935 to 1937 as assistant to Gov. James Allred. He was then appointed Texas secretary of state in 1937 at age 30. During the next quarter century, Clark co-founded the Austin lawfirm of Looney & Clark , served as a captain in the U.S. Army in World War II and was chairman of the board of Texas Commerce Bank. The law firm later became Clark, Thomas, Winters & Newton. "He was an uncommon man in his commitment to his friends," said Jon Newton, one of Clark 's law partners and former Texas railroad commissioner. "He had a strong vision. He represented some of the most powerful corporations." In 1965, Johnson named Clark ambassador to Australia. "President Johnson appointed him because he wanted someone in Australia he was particularly close to," Christian said. "He became, almost overnight, a well-known figure in that country. Clark demonstrated then that he was a lot more than a Texas lawyer." Former U.S. Sen. Ralph Yarborough said that as ambassador, Clark "was talked about all over Australia." "Ed Clark was such a stunning success as ambassador to Australia that his name has become synonymous with the word ambassador in Texas," Yarborough said. "Australians have the fondest memories of him and the particular Texas style he brought to the U.S. Embassy in Canberra," said Laura Wilson, spokeswoman for the Embassy of Australia in Washington, D.C. "He is still remembered for his many efforts to forge close relations between our two countries." Clark became an executive director of the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C., in 1968 and was part of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency committees. He had a keen interest in higher education. He served six years as a University of Texas System regent and a trustee at both Southwestern University in Georgetown and the University of Texas Law School Foundation. He raised millions of dollars for both UT and Southwestern. "Ambassador Clark was a great supporter of the University of Texas System," said UT System Chancellor William Cunningham. "His commitment to the fundamental principles of democracy and his engaging sense of humor helped to make him one of the state's most influential leaders. "His understanding of Texas and particularly the needs of higher education made him an invaluable resource to the university and to the higher education community," Cunningham said. Proud of Texas history, Clark was an honorary lifetime member of the Texas State Historical Association. "He was one of the most active members of our association. He deeply cared about Texas history," said Ron Tyler, head of the association. "He knew the state so well that his advice would always be considered in the broader sense," Tyler said. Clark and his wife donated a priceless 24,000 volume collection of Texana to Southwestern in 1965. In addition to other tributes, the Edward Clark Centennial Professorship in Law at UT was established. Clark is survived by a daughter, Leila Clark Wynn of Greenville, Miss., his sister, Kathleen Clark Fisher, and four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Weed-Corley Funeral Home of Austin is handling the services. Published in the Austin American-Statesman 9-17-1992
  Person ID	I41183	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 May 2013

  
  

  Father	John David Clark,   b. 29 Sep 1869, Newton County, Texas d. 21 Dec 1941, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Leila Elizabeth Downs,   b. 21 Oct 1880, Texas d. 9 Jul 1975, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F12403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Elizabeth Metcalfe,   b. 19 Apr 1909   d. 14 Jan 1989 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F12405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Jul 1906 - Texas Death - 16 Sep 1992 - Austin, Travis County, Texas Burial - - San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine Town, JP 1 Enumerated 13 Jun 1920 SD 326 ED 176 Sheet 9B 182-207 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 89194967 (Reliability: 3). [S1422] San Augustine City Cemetery Index , San Augustine County, Texas ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/cemeteries/sa_city_cemetery.htm, (This cemetery was originally the family cemetery of J. C. Anderson. His home was located on a nearby lot. There is estimated to be between 500 and 700 graves dating back to the 1830. The cemetery was purchased by the City of San Augustine in 1911 and is maintained by an Association formed in 1921. The cemetery was originally indexed in 1982 by Mrs. Annie Mae McEver McMillan. Additional genealogical data was contributed by Mrs. Sallie Richards Whitton, Mrs. McXie Whitton Martin, and Mrs. Exa Doggett Clark. Information was updated in 2009 by Connie Sanders Owens. Located one block north of down-town San Augustine at the intersection of North Harrison and West Livingston.). [S1590] Newton County Historical Commission, "Glimpses of Newton County History" (Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, copyright 1982), p. 133 (Reliability: 3).