The 12th President of the Union of American States and the first president to rule during the period of the Military Coups. Clarke, Jr. self-declared himself President upon the execution at Arlington House of the previous President John Calhoun Clemson.
Originally a Colonel in the Army of the Union, Clarke, Jr. promoted himself to General upon his elevation to President, the first of the three President-Generals who ruled the Union from 1899 to 1957.