Pomona has been fortunate in ways too numerous to mention, and not least among them is in the men it has chosen to carry on the public welfare interests; it is by their unfailing teamwork and unselfish devotion to the city's progress that much of the latter is due, and this fact makes it a city unique in many ways. Among these public-spirited citizens may be mentioned Lloyd R. Clark, the popular police commissioner, who has been a resident of the community since early childhood and has made its interests his own during the years when both he and his home section were growing and developing. Born in Plymouth, Huron County, Ohio, August 16, 1885, Mr. Clark is a son of Frederick Thomas Clark, a business man who married Miss Jennie Daniels, a native of Ohio, his birthplace being New Jersey. He first brought his family to Pomona on the death of his wife, in Ohio, in 1898. Six years later, he passed away here.
Lloyd R. was educated in the common schools of his neighborhood, but only until his fourteenth year, for at that early age he turned from his books to make his own way in the world, and to help shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family, five children in all, left bereaved by the early death of the parents. With his elder brother, George Earl Clark, as a partner, they engaged in the livery business, and when the automobile came into common use they ventured into that field and were among the first in Pomona to enlarge its usefulness in a commercial way. They maintain an up-to-date garage, owning the property on which the brick structure stands, and they probably utilize the largest floor space in the city for their increasing business. They are agents, under the name of Clark Brothers, for the Oldsmobile and the Maxwell cars for Pomona Valley. They also own a two-thirds interest in the Milner Bottling Works, which is also housed in their own building on Gordon and First streets. In their different enterprises they employ many men, and have a good pay roll, such as spells prosperity for any city. The Clark brothers have worked together in harmony, putting their shoulders to the wheel to bring them their well-merited success and to attain the position in the business and social world that they both occupy.
The marriage of Lloyd R. Clark, which occurred at Riverside, March 4, 1907, united him with Miss Leria Slanker, and two children have been born to them: Mildred J. who died aged 4 months, and Lloyd R. , Jr. The family attend the Methodist Church.
A supporter of the Republican party, Mr. Clark was appointed police commissioner by the unanimous vote of the commissioners, to fill out the unexpired term of Paul Higgs, who resigned, and his re-election to that office shows that his performance of the duties of his public office was in every way satisfactory. He is an active worker in the local Chamber of Commerce, and stands ready at all times to do his share in the further development of Pomona as a city, and the agricultural interests surrounding it. He is the owner of both city and ranch property, and a firm believer in the future of his section of the state. Fraternally, he is a member of the Masons and Elks.
History of Pomona Valley, California, with Biographical Sketches
of The Leading Men and Women of the Valley Who Have Been
Identified With Its Growth and Development from the Early Days
to the Present
Published in Los Angeles, Cal., by the Historic Record Company
1920
Transcribed by Linda Jackson 11/29/08, Pages 709-710
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