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| children = Ronda Kathleen Clark Tom Campbell Clark, II | parents = Thomas Campbell Clark Mary Jane Ramsey Clark | alma_mater = University of Texas (B.A.) University of Chicago (M.A., J.D.) | religion = Presbyterian | branch = United States Marine Corps | serviceyears = 1945-1946 }} William Ramsey Clark (born December 18, 1927) is an American lawyer, activist and former federal government official. A progressive, New Frontier liberal,〔https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=xLkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=youngest+attorney+general+clark&source=bl&ots=3VbyzeHOUf&sig=JsvN2-O8yHvKt5TZ2ilrrZW-Ito&hl=en&sa=X&ei=z_QgVY6aOsOvad3ogpAC&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=youngest%20attorney%20general%20clark&f=false〕 he occupied senior positions in the United States Department of Justice under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, notably serving as United States Attorney General from 1967 to 1969; previously he was Deputy Attorney General from 1965 to 1967 and Assistant Attorney General from 1961 to 1965. As Attorney General he was known for his vigorous opposition to the death penalty, his aggressive support of civil liberties and civil rights, and his dedication in enforcing antitrust provisions.〔https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=BaVozO5RyNwC&pg=PA93&dq=johnson+cabinet+ramsey+clark&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1h0hVdHUG8jvavaugJgO&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=johnson%20cabinet%20ramsey%20clark&f=false〕 Clark supervised the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Act of 1968. Since leaving public office Clark has led many progressive activism campaigns, including opposition to the War on Terror, and he has offered legal defense to controversial figures such as Charles Taylor, Slobodan Milošević, Saddam Hussein, and Lyndon LaRouche. ==Early life and career== Clark was born in Dallas, Texas on December 18, 1927. His father, prominent jurist Tom C. Clark,〔(Ancestry of Ramsey Clark )〕 was also a United States Attorney General and later became a Supreme Court Justice. His mother, Mary Jane (née Ramsey), was the daughter of a prominent Texas judge and lawyer, William Franklin Ramsey.〔Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark, A Life of Service by Mimi Clark Gronlund, Ramsey Clark, pg. 21〕 Clark served in the United States Marine Corps in 1945 and 1946, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1949, and obtained a JD in Law (Juris Doctor) from the University of Chicago in 1950. While at the University of Texas, he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.〔The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 2, p. 10,〕 He was admitted to the Texas bar in 1950, and was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1956. From 1951 to 1961, Clark practiced law as an associate and partner in the law firm of Clark, Reed and Clark. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ramsey Clark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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