Clark Blair
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City Marshal

Clark Blair

Midlothian Police Department — Midlothian, TX
Accident
End of Watch May 1, 1916
Age 33
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Gender Male

Incident

City Marshal Clark Blair was killed when his revolver was accidentally discharged.

His body was found in a hallway of a public building suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. A coroner's inquest found that he suffered an accidental gunshot wound.

Rest In Peace Brother LEO. You are not forgotten.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret) Upland Police Dept. CA May 1st, 2018

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BO-US-TX-19F8E0CA
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Blair served with the Midlothian Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Midlothian community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Blair.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Midlothian, TX
Platform Identity midlpd.ellis.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 1, 1916
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

City Marshal Clark Blair is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Midlothian Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Midlothian Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clark Blair's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Clark Blair Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clark Blair is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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