Bennett Champ Clark [SEP] position held
Bennett Champ Clark
Joel Bennett Clark (January 8, 1890 – July 13, 1954), better known as Bennett Champ Clark, was a Democratic United States Senator from Missouri from 1933 until 1945, and was later a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Education and career.
Clark was born into a political family. The son of Champ Clark, who the only Missourian to ever serve as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and was
14, 1950, and received his commission on December 22, 1950. His service terminated on December 15, 1954, due to his elevation to the District of Columbia Circuit.
Bastian received a recess appointment from President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 20, 1954, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated by Judge Bennett Champ Clark. He was nominated to the same position by President Eisenhower on November 8, 1954. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 2,