J. Reuben Clark

Who was J. Reuben Clark?

Joshua Reuben Clark, Jr. was an American attorney, civil servant, and a prominent leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in Grantsville, Utah Territory, Clark was a prominent attorney in the Department of State, and Under Secretary of State for U.S. president Calvin Coolidge. In 1930 Clark was appointed United States Ambassador to Mexico.

He received a bachelors degree from the University of Utah, where he was valedictorian and student-body president. Clark received a law degree from Columbia University where he also became a member of Phi Delta Phi, a prominent international legal fraternity in which he remained active throughout his life. He later became an associate professor at George Washington University. Both the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University are named in his honor.