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On February 28, 1888, at the age of 50, Clarke married 23-year-old Lillian Keener Lyons (born 1865), daughter of Dr. Johnson J. Lyons and the former Frances Augusta Equen. Their six children were Lewis Strong Clarke, Jr. (born 1889), George Steele Clarke (born 1890), Elizabeth Clarke (born 1891), Walter Lyons Clarke (born 1894), Oliver Lyons Clarke (born 1897), and Frank Delmas Clarke (born 1900).<ref name=lahist/>
On February 28, 1888, at the age of 50, Clarke married 23-year-old Lillian Keener Lyons (born 1865), daughter of Dr. Johnson J. Lyons and the former Frances Augusta Equen. Their six children were Lewis Strong Clarke, Jr. (born 1889), George Steele Clarke (born 1890), Elizabeth Clarke (born 1891), Walter Lyons Clarke (born 1894), Oliver Lyons Clarke (born 1897), and Frank Delmas Clarke (born 1900).<ref name=lahist/>
Clarke became active in politics in 1894 through a faction of [[Moderate Republicans]] sometimes called the "New Party". In 1896, Clarke managed the gubernatorial campaign of John Newton Pharr (1829-1903), the Republican nominee who received 43 percent of the vote against the incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Murphy James Foster, Sr. (1849-1921), who won a second term in office.<ref name=lahist/> This Foster was the grandfather of later Governor [[Mike Foster]].
Clarke became active in politics in 1894 through a faction of [[Moderate Republicans]] sometimes called the "New Party". In 1896, Clarke managed the gubernatorial campaign of John Newton Pharr (1829-1903), the Republican nominee who received 43 percent of the vote against the incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Murphy James Foster, Sr. (1849-1921), who won a second term in office.<ref name=lahist/> This Foster was the grandfather of later Governor [[Mike Foster]].
Clarke was unrelated to [[Clem S. Clarke]], a later Louisiana Republican figure and an [[oil]]man from [[Shreveport]] who was the party's nominee for the [[U.S. Senate]] in 1948 against the Democrat [[Russell Long]], son of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]] Both Clarkes coincidentally shared Ohio connections.
Clarke was unrelated to [[Clem S. Clarke]], a later Louisiana Republican figure and an [[oil]]man from [[Shreveport]] who was the party's nominee for the [[U.S. Senate]] in 1948 against the Democrat [[Russell Long]], son of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]] Both Clarkes coincidentally shared Ohio connections.
==References==
==References==
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''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses material from these sources in its article on Clarke:<br>
''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses material from these sources in its article on Clarke:<br>
* Clarke family papers.
* Clarke family papers.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*Lillian Galt Martin, ''Lewis Strong Clarke and His Wife Lillian Keener Lyons and Their Families, Ancestors, and Descendants'', Harmony Realty Corporation in New Orleans, 1991; jstor=4233028;isbn=0-9630271-0-7.
*Lillian Galt Martin, ''Lewis Strong Clarke and His Wife Lillian Keener Lyons and Their Families, Ancestors, and Descendants'', Harmony Realty Corporation in New Orleans, 1991; jstor=4233028;isbn=0-9630271-0-7.