History of the Western Reserve, Volume 3
By Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler
George A. Clark, one of the foremost citizens of Lorain, Ohio, and head of the Clark Jewelry Company, was born at Bellevue, Huron county, Ohio, July 15, 1861, and is a son of Joseph and Mary (Hempstead) Clark. They were natives of Suffolk and London, England, respectively, were married in London, and came to the United States in the spring of 1852, locating at Bellevue. Joseph Clark died September 25, 1883, at the age of fifty-six years, and his widow died in 1905, aged seventy-six.
George A. Clark was reared in Bellevue, where he received his education, after which he learned the jewelry business and the watchmaker's trade. He first engaged in business for himself in a small way in 1880 in Vermilion, Ohio, and in January of the following year located in Lorain. At first he engaged in business in Lorain with a very small capital, occupying one corner of the clothing store of T. R. Bowen, located on Broadway, having one window and about twenty feet back. Thirteen months later he moved across the street and occupied a store with W. A. Jewitt, druggist, and two years later occupied this entire store, where he remained three years. Then, in company with Mr. Jewitt, he established himself in a room in the Wagner block, at the corner of Broadway and East Erie avenue. Five years later Mr. Clark purchased forty four feet front at 314 Broadway and removed there, with Mr. Jewitt; the latter afterward moved away, leaving Mr. Clark in full possession. In the summer of 1909 Mr. Clark entirely remodeled both the exterior and interior of his store, fitting it expressly for a jewelry store. In April, 1909, the business was incorporated as the George A. Clark Company, with Mr. Clark as treasurer and general manager. Mr. Clark has been paying close attention to his business interests for a number of years, and is an expert in his line. He has met with success, and has built up a good trade.
For many years Mr. Clark has been prominent in the Republican interests in Lorain, and has figured conspicuously in public affairs. He is a member of the public service board of Lorain, and belongs to the Board of Commerce. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and of the Knights of Pythias. In the former he has become a Knight Templar.
Mr. Clark married Mary S. Pike, who was born in Vermilion, Ohio, and they have three children, Frank, F. Corrine and Gertrude C.
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By Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler
George A. Clark, one of the foremost citizens of Lorain, Ohio, and head of the Clark Jewelry Company, was born at Bellevue, Huron county, Ohio, July 15, 1861, and is a son of Joseph and Mary (Hempstead) Clark. They were natives of Suffolk and London, England, respectively, were married in London, and came to the United States in the spring of 1852, locating at Bellevue. Joseph Clark died September 25, 1883, at the age of fifty-six years, and his widow died in 1905, aged seventy-six.
George A. Clark was reared in Bellevue, where he received his education, after which he learned the jewelry business and the watchmaker's trade. He first engaged in business for himself in a small way in 1880 in Vermilion, Ohio, and in January of the following year located in Lorain. At first he engaged in business in Lorain with a very small capital, occupying one corner of the clothing store of T. R. Bowen, located on Broadway, having one window and about twenty feet back. Thirteen months later he moved across the street and occupied a store with W. A. Jewitt, druggist, and two years later occupied this entire store, where he remained three years. Then, in company with Mr. Jewitt, he established himself in a room in the Wagner block, at the corner of Broadway and East Erie avenue. Five years later Mr. Clark purchased forty four feet front at 314 Broadway and removed there, with Mr. Jewitt; the latter afterward moved away, leaving Mr. Clark in full possession. In the summer of 1909 Mr. Clark entirely remodeled both the exterior and interior of his store, fitting it expressly for a jewelry store. In April, 1909, the business was incorporated as the George A. Clark Company, with Mr. Clark as treasurer and general manager. Mr. Clark has been paying close attention to his business interests for a number of years, and is an expert in his line. He has met with success, and has built up a good trade.
For many years Mr. Clark has been prominent in the Republican interests in Lorain, and has figured conspicuously in public affairs. He is a member of the public service board of Lorain, and belongs to the Board of Commerce. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and of the Knights of Pythias. In the former he has become a Knight Templar.
Mr. Clark married Mary S. Pike, who was born in Vermilion, Ohio, and they have three children, Frank, F. Corrine and Gertrude C.
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History of the Western Reserve, Volume 3
By Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler
George A. Clark, one of the foremost citizens of Lorain, Ohio, and head of the Clark Jewelry Company, was born at Bellevue, Huron county, Ohio, July 15, 1861, and is a son of Joseph and Mary (Hempstead) Clark. They were natives of Suffolk and London, England, respectively, were married in London, and came to the United States in the spring of 1852, locating at Bellevue. Joseph Clark died September 25, 1883, at the age of fifty-six years, and his widow died in 1905, aged seventy-six.
George A. Clark was reared in Bellevue, where he received his education, after which he learned the jewelry business and the watchmaker's trade. He first engaged in business for himself in a small way in 1880 in Vermilion, Ohio, and in January of the following year located in Lorain. At first he engaged in business in Lorain with a very small capital, occupying one corner of the clothing store of T. R. Bowen, located on Broadway, having one window and about twenty feet back. Thirteen months later he moved across the street and occupied a store with W. A. Jewitt, druggist, and two years later occupied this entire store, where he remained three years. Then, in company with Mr. Jewitt, he established himself in a room in the Wagner block, at the corner of Broadway and East Erie avenue. Five years later Mr. Clark purchased forty four feet front at 314 Broadway and removed there, with Mr. Jewitt; the latter afterward moved away, leaving Mr. Clark in full possession. In the summer of 1909 Mr. Clark entirely remodeled both the exterior and interior of his store, fitting it expressly for a jewelry store. In April, 1909, the business was incorporated as the George A. Clark Company, with Mr. Clark as treasurer and general manager. Mr. Clark has been paying close attention to his business interests for a number of years, and is an expert in his line. He has met with success, and has built up a good trade.
For many years Mr. Clark has been prominent in the Republican interests in Lorain, and has figured conspicuously in public affairs. He is a member of the public service board of Lorain, and belongs to the Board of Commerce. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and of the Knights of Pythias. In the former he has become a Knight Templar.
Mr. Clark married Mary S. Pike, who was born in Vermilion, Ohio, and they have three children, Frank, F. Corrine and Gertrude C.
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By Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler
George A. Clark, one of the foremost citizens of Lorain, Ohio, and head of the Clark Jewelry Company, was born at Bellevue, Huron county, Ohio, July 15, 1861, and is a son of Joseph and Mary (Hempstead) Clark. They were natives of Suffolk and London, England, respectively, were married in London, and came to the United States in the spring of 1852, locating at Bellevue. Joseph Clark died September 25, 1883, at the age of fifty-six years, and his widow died in 1905, aged seventy-six.
George A. Clark was reared in Bellevue, where he received his education, after which he learned the jewelry business and the watchmaker's trade. He first engaged in business for himself in a small way in 1880 in Vermilion, Ohio, and in January of the following year located in Lorain. At first he engaged in business in Lorain with a very small capital, occupying one corner of the clothing store of T. R. Bowen, located on Broadway, having one window and about twenty feet back. Thirteen months later he moved across the street and occupied a store with W. A. Jewitt, druggist, and two years later occupied this entire store, where he remained three years. Then, in company with Mr. Jewitt, he established himself in a room in the Wagner block, at the corner of Broadway and East Erie avenue. Five years later Mr. Clark purchased forty four feet front at 314 Broadway and removed there, with Mr. Jewitt; the latter afterward moved away, leaving Mr. Clark in full possession. In the summer of 1909 Mr. Clark entirely remodeled both the exterior and interior of his store, fitting it expressly for a jewelry store. In April, 1909, the business was incorporated as the George A. Clark Company, with Mr. Clark as treasurer and general manager. Mr. Clark has been paying close attention to his business interests for a number of years, and is an expert in his line. He has met with success, and has built up a good trade.
For many years Mr. Clark has been prominent in the Republican interests in Lorain, and has figured conspicuously in public affairs. He is a member of the public service board of Lorain, and belongs to the Board of Commerce. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and of the Knights of Pythias. In the former he has become a Knight Templar.
Mr. Clark married Mary S. Pike, who was born in Vermilion, Ohio, and they have three children, Frank, F. Corrine and Gertrude C.
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