US Congressman. After attending Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and studying law in Auburn, he was admitted to the bar and opened a law practice in Waterloo in 1826. He moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1842. A Democrat, Clark was elected to two terms in the US House of Representatives, representing New York from 1833 to 1835 and Michigan from 1853 to 1855. He was also a member of the Michigan State Constitutional Convention in 1850. Defeated for reelection to Congress in 1854, Clark spent his last years in retirement.
US Congressman. After attending Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and studying law in Auburn, he was admitted to the bar and opened a law practice in Waterloo in 1826. He moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1842. A Democrat, Clark was elected to two terms in the US House of Representatives, representing New York from 1833 to 1835 and Michigan from 1853 to 1855. He was also a member of the Michigan State Constitutional Convention in 1850. Defeated for reelection to Congress in 1854, Clark spent his last years in retirement.
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FATHER
AND
MOTHER
CLARK
SAMUEL CLARK
DIED
OCTOBER 2, 1870
AGED 71 YEARS OLD.
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