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'''Tom C. Clark''' (1899-1977), served as the [[United States Attorney General]] from 1945 to 1949 and, after appointed by President [[Harry S Truman]], served as an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] from 1949 to 1967.

 

'''Tom C. Clark''' (September 23, 1899 – June 13, 1977) served as the [[United States Attorney General]] from 1945 to 1949 and, after appointed by President [[Harry S. Truman]], served as an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] from 1949 to 1967.

Justice Clark was the only Texan to have ever served on the U.S. Supreme Court, having graduated from the University of Texas in 1922.  Clark resigned prematurely from the Court in 1967 when his son [[Ramsey Clark]] became [[Attorney General]].  As a retired Justice Clark was authorized to preside in eleven U.S. Circuits and in federal district court.  

Justice Clark was the only Texan to have ever served on the U.S. Supreme Court, having graduated from the University of Texas in 1922.  Clark resigned prematurely from the Court in 1967 when his son [[Ramsey Clark]] became [[Attorney General]].  As a retired Justice Clark was authorized to preside in eleven U.S. Circuits and in federal district court.  

President Truman became angry at Justice Clark when he voted against Truman's seizure of the steel mills in ''[[Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer]]'', despite Truman's impression that Clark supported as Attorney General the legality of the seizure.

President Truman became angry at Justice Clark when he voted against Truman's seizure of the steel mills in ''[[Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer]]'', despite Truman's impression that Clark supported as Attorney General the legality of the seizure.

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