James A. Clark Sr. (October 22, 1884 – March 25, 1955) was the Circuit Judge appointed by Maryland Governor

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James A. Clark Sr. was born at

Fairfield Farm Fairfield Farm is a historic farm located near Ellicott City, now Columbia in Howard County, Maryland, United States. Fairfield farm was a 200-acre farm at the crossroads community of Columbia. The main house on Clarksville Pike (Route 108) ...

Ellicott City Ellicott City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in, and the county seat of, Howard County, Maryland, United States. Part of the Baltimore metropolitan area, its population was 65,834 at the 2010 census, making it the mo ...

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...

. He was a fifth Circuit Court judge whose family's roots in

Howard County, Maryland Howard County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 287,085. As of the 2020 census its population rose to 328,200. Its county seat is Ellicott City. Howard County is included in the Baltimore-C ...

, traced back to 1797. His wife was Alda Tyson Hopkins, whose family line traced back to the Ellicott and

Hopkins Hopkins is an English, Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The English name means "son of Hob". ''Hob'' was a diminutive of '' Robert'', itself deriving from the Germanic warrior name ''Hrod-berht'', translated as "renowned-fame". The Robert sp ...

families (she was a relative of the philanthropist

Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist. Born on a plantation, he left his home to start a career at the age of 17, and settled in Baltimore, Maryland where he remained for most ...

). James and Alda Hopkins Clark lived at Keewaydin, a farm located near Ellicott City, and also owned a nearby farm known as Elioak Farm. They had four sons: John (born in 1914), Samuel (died in 1923), James (born in 1918), and Joseph (born in 1927). As a child, he worked for a Mr. Whipps at the

Oakland Mills Blacksmith House and Shop The Oakland Mills Blacksmith House and Shop, also known as Felicity, is a historic property at 5471 Old Columbia Road in Oakland Mills, Maryland. Buildings The Columbia Road was contracted on 6 January 1810 by the Maryland General Assembly ...

. He graduated from

Rock Hill College Rock Hill College was a boys' boarding school located in Ellicott City, Maryland. The school was divided into two departments: preparatory (for ages nine and up) and collegiate. The curriculum was based on physical education, sciences, and classic ...

and St. John's College in

Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east ...

. During World War II, he served as the Chairman of the Howard County Draft Board. Clark served for a term as Maryland State's Attorney. Clark retired from the Circuit Court on October 22, 1954, and died on March 25, 1955, from a heart attack.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, James A. Sr. 1884 births 1955 deaths People from Ellicott City, Maryland

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