Charles Bailey Clarke (October 3, 1875 – January 27, 1944) was a

Portland, Maine Portland is the List of municipalities in Maine, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat, seat of Cumberland County, Maine, Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 at the 2020 census. The Portland metropolit ...

politician. Clarke married Ellen A. Cate in 1901. Clarke was born in

Bangor, Maine Bangor ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's List of municipalities in Maine, third-most populous city, behind Portland, Maine, Portland ...

. From 1918 to 1921, Clarke was the Mayor of Portland, Maine. Clarke sought

Maine's 1st congressional district Maine's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. The geographically smaller of the state's two congressional districts, the district covers the southern coastal area of the state. The district consists of ...

in 1921 but lost in the Republican primary to Carroll L. Beedy by 19 votes. He died at the Maine General Hospital, aged 68, in 1944.

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1875 births 1944 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Maine Mayors of Portland, Maine Politicians from Bangor, Maine Maine Republicans {{Maine-mayor-stub