Representative Jerome Bayard Clark

Jerome Bayard Clark (April 5, 1882 – August 26, 1959) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina who served in the United States Congress from 1929 to 1949. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented his state during a period of profound economic, social, and political change in the United States, contributing to the legislative process over the course of ten consecutive terms in office.

Clark’s service in Congress spanned the onset of the Great Depression, the New Deal era, World War II, and the immediate postwar years. As a member of the House of Representatives, Jerome Bayard Clark participated in the democratic process at the national level and represented the interests of his North Carolina constituents during these transformative decades. His long tenure reflected sustained electoral support and positioned him to take part in deliberations on major federal responses to economic crisis, wartime mobilization, and postwar adjustment.

Throughout his twenty years in the House, Clark’s work formed part of the broader legislative efforts of the Democratic majorities that dominated much of his period in office. Serving from 1929 to 1949, he was present for the transition from the Hoover to the Roosevelt administrations, the expansion of federal programs under the New Deal, and the legislative measures associated with U.S. involvement in World War II. In these roles, Jerome Bayard Clark contributed to the shaping of national policy while maintaining a focus on the needs and concerns of North Carolina.

Jerome Bayard Clark’s congressional career concluded in 1949, marking the end of two decades of continuous federal legislative service. After leaving the House of Representatives, he was remembered as one of the North Carolina Democrats who helped guide the state through a period of rapid national change. He died on August 26, 1959, closing a life closely associated with public service and the evolving political landscape of the first half of the twentieth century.