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Clark, George
lawyer, jurist, was born July 18, 1841, in Eutaw, Ala. He received the rudiments of his education in the local school and graduated from the university of Alabama. During the civil war he served as captain of infantry in the Virginia army from Alabama, and emigrated to Texas in 1867. He has attained prominence as one of the foremost lawyers of the west at Waco, Texas. He has been secretary of state, attorneygeneral, commissioner to codify the laws, and has filled with honor the high office of judge of court of appeals.
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 Rogers
soldier, was born Nov. 19, 1752, in Albemarle county, Va. He was one of the earliest surveyors in Kentucky, where the frequent conflicts with the Indians gave him an experience of the value to and his people. He grew to be recognized as the protector of all the settlements in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and a greatest himself terror to the redmen. In 1776 he was appointed major of militia, and was chosen a delegate to the Virginia convention. In 1777 was promoted to lieutenant-colonel; and in 1781 was commissioned brigadiergeneral of the continental army. He died Feb. 18, 1818, in Louisville, Ky.
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 A
lawyer, legislator, was born Aug. 3, 1815, in Sidney, N. Y.
The early history of Bainbridge contains in part the history of Henry A. Clark.
While representing his district in the state senate in 1863- 65, he was the friend of the governor, Horatio Seymour, and was one of the first to vote for the appropriation for the new state capitol. He was a member of the state republican committee for many years. Mr. Clark was one of the organizers of the one hundred and fourteenth regiment; although unable to enlist himself, gave liberally toward the advancement of the cause of the union.
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.
Clark, James
soldier, was born in July, 1730. He was a captain in Putnam's regiment, and was present at Bunker Hill. He was made lieutenant-colonel of Huntington's regiment in 1775, and took part in the battles at Harlem Heights and White Plains in 1776. He died Dec. 29, 1826, in Lebanon, Conn.
Clark, James
lawyer, jurist, state senator, governor, was born in 1779 in Bedford county, Va. He was several times a member of the state legislature; and in 1810 was appointed judge of the court of appeals. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1813 to 1816; and from 1817 to 1824 was judge of the circuit court. He was again a member of congress from 1825 to 1831.
In 1832 he was state senator and chosen speaker; and was elected governor in 1836. He died Sept. 27, 1839, in Frankfort, Ky.
Clark, James
farmer, stockman, was born Nov. 20, 1838, near Springfield, Ohio. For over a quarter of a century continuously he has been township treasurer; and for ten years a member of the county board of agriculture. He has been successful breeder of trotting horses, some of which have sold as high as twenty thousand dollars each; and he bred and sold the fastest a yearling trotter in the world to Frank Rockefeller, vice-president of the Standard Oil company. He resides in New Moorefield, Ohio.
Clark, James Gowdy
the poet of the people, was born June 28, 1829, in Constantia, N. Y. At the age of twentyone he drifted into the concert field; was for many years connected with the Minneapolis Daily Star; and became prominent as a poet, singer and composer. He is chiefly known as the author of Leona; Marion Moore; The Infinite Mother; The Old Mountain Tree; The Mount of the Holy Cross; and the Evergreen Mountains of Life. For many years he has been a prominent and vigorous prose writer, especially in the cause of reform, every vital phase of which he has heartily espoused; and has lectured extensively on kindred subjects.
Clark, James Henry
physician, author, was born June 23, 1814, in Livingston, N. Y. He was a physician of Newark, N. J.; and the author of History of the Cholera in Newark in 1847; Sight and Hearing, How Preserved, How Lost; Medical Topography of Newark; and The Medical Men of New Jersey in Essex District, 1666-1866. He died March 6, 1869, in Montclair, N. J.
Clark, James W
state senator, congressman, was born in Bertie county, N. C. He was a presidential elector in 1812; three years a member of the state senate; and was a representative in congress from North Carolina from 1815 to 1817. He died in January, 1844.
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Clark, John
soldier, governor, was born in 1766 in North Carolina. served in the revolutionary war; rose to the rank of major-general in the war of 1812. He was elected governor of Georgia in 1821. He died Oct. 15, 1832.
Clark, John Alonzo
clergyman, author, was born May 6, 1801, in Pittsfield, Mass. He was an episcopal clergyman of Philadelphia; and the author of The Young Disciple; The Pastor's Testimony; A Walk about Zion; Gathered Fragments; Awake, Thou Sleeper; and Glimpses of the Old World. He died Nov. 27, 1843, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Clark, John B
soldier, congressman, was born April 17, 1802, in Madison county, Ky. In 1832 he commanded a regiment of mounted militia, during the Black Hawk war; and was made majorgeneral of militia in 1848. He was elected to the legislature during the session of 1850 and 1851. He was a member of the thirty-fifth congress; was re-elected to the thirty-sixth and to the thirty-seventh congresses. He took part in the rebellion of 1861 as a colonel, having been expelled from the house in July, 1861. He died Oct. 29, 1885, in Fayetteville, Mo.