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United States Attorney General
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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''' (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.
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 because 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 because 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.