John Blades Clarke (April 14, 1833 – May 23, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
[2] For three years, he studied law under Judge Joseph Doniphan of Augusta.
[3] After the marriage, the family moved to Rockport, Indiana, where Clarke commenced practice in January 1885.
[1] Clarke was elected prosecuting attorney of Bracken County in 1858, serving until 1862.
[2] In 1867, he was elected to the Kentucky Senate, serving a single, four-year term.