# Clark Hamilton

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'''Clark Alexander Hamilton''' (February 26, 1899 –  April 22, 1980) was an American politician from [Malad City, Idaho](/source/Malad_City%2C_Idaho).<ref>''U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947''</ref> He was the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))  nominee for [Governor of Idaho](/source/Governor_of_Idaho) in 1954.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cGopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=722,7304444&dq=clark-hamilton+idaho&hl=en|title=Bitter Battle for Senate Marks Campaign in Idaho|date=31 October 1954|work=[The Spokesman-Review](/source/The_Spokesman-Review)|publisher=[AP](/source/Associated_Press)|page=22|accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> Hamilton was defeated by [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) Attorney General [Robert E. Smylie](/source/Robert_E._Smylie).

Hamilton was a member of the [Idaho Legislature](/source/Idaho_Legislature), serving in the [Idaho Senate](/source/Idaho_Senate) from 1949 to 1954.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hamiltons continue 'country store' atmosphere over 50 years|work=Star News|date=November 6, 1959|page=1|url=http://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mccall/id/22?_ga=2.5204663.562240068.1500913528-427775505.1500913528}}</ref>

He died in [Malheur County, Oregon](/source/Malheur_County%2C_Oregon), in 1980, age 81.<ref>''Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008''</ref>

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| title=[Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) nominee, [Governor of Idaho](/source/Governor_of_Idaho)
| before=[Calvin E. Wright](/source/Calvin_E._Wright)
| after=[A. M. Derr](/source/A._M._Derr)
| years=[1954](/source/1954_Idaho_gubernatorial_election) (lost)
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Category:1899 births
Category:1980 deaths
Category:Democratic Party Idaho state senators
Category:People from Malad City, Idaho
Category:20th-century members of the Idaho Legislature

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