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Clark, Frank E

lawyer, legislator, was born Nov. 12, 1860, in Wausau, Wis.

In 1882 he graduated as a civil engineer; and in law in 1888. For ten years he was engaged in educational work; and for several years was county surveyor of Green Lake county, Wis. During 1895-97 he was a member of the Wisconsin state assembly; and now practices law in Princeton, Wis.

Clark, George A

manufacturer, was born in 1824, in Scotland. In 1865 the Passaic Thread Co. was organized by him, with George A., Alexander and William Clark and Thomas Barbour as incorporators. Gigantic works were constructed and put into operation in 1866. He died Feb. 13, 1873.

Clark, George Henry

clergyman, author, was born Nov. 7, 1819, in Newburyport, Mass. In November, 1860, he made in Savannah an appeal for the preservation of the union, which was published at the request of southern gentlemen. His connection with St. John's pari. h was dissolved in 1861, and in 1862 his property, including his library, was sold by an agent of the confederate government as the property of an alien enemy.

Clark, George Hunt

author, poet, was born in 1809 in Northampton, Mass.

He was an iron merchant of Hartford, of local fame as a poet; and the author of Now and Then; The News; and Undertow of a Trade Wind Surf. He died Aug. 20, 1881, in Hartford, Conn.

Clark, George Whitfield

clergyman, author, was born Feb. 15, 1831, in South Orange, N. J. He is a baptist clergyman of New Jersey; and the author of Harmony of the Four Gospels in English; Notes on Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; Harmonic Arrangement of the Acts of the Apostles; Brief Notes on the New Testament; and History of the First Baptist Church in Elizabeth, N. J.

Clark, Gilbert J

lawyer, author.

He is a successful lawyer of Kansas City, Mo.; and the author of Eminent American, English and Canadian Lawyers.

Clark, Guy Ashley

manufacturer, was born Feb. 17, 1823, in Onondaga, N. Y.

In 1860 he was appointed agent of the Onondaga Salt company, which position he held for ten years. In 1870 he was elected city supervisor of Syracuse; and was twice re-elected to the same office.

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Clark, Henry James

naturalist, author, was born June 22, 1826, in Easton, Mass. He was a naturalist of Cambridge; and the author of Mind in Nature; and A Claim for Scientific Property. He died July 1, 1873, in Amherst, Mass.

Clark, Henry S

lawyer, congressman, was born in Beaufort county, N. C. He was a member of the state legislature in 1834; and was solicitor for the state in 1842. He was a representative in congress from North Carolina from 1845 to 1847; and was at one time acting governor of the state. He died April 14, 1874, in Tarborough, N. C.

Clark, Henry Toole

governor, was born in 1808. He was elected state senator in 1850, a position he continued to occupy for eleven years; and in 1861 was appointed governor of North Carolina.

He died April 14, 1874.

Clark, Horace Francis

lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 29, 1815, in Southbury, Conn. He was elected a member of the thirty-fifth congress from New York; and was re-elected to the thirtysixth congress. He died June 19, 1873, in New York city.

Clark, Isaac

soldier, jurist, was born in 1749. He was a soldier of the revolution, a member of the constitutional convention, and for many years chief judge of the Vermont county court. He became colonel of the eleventh United States infantry in 1812, and in 1813 commanded a successful expedition against Massequoi, Canada. He died Jan. 31, 1822, in Castleton, Vt.

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