Horace F. Clark
Horace F. Clark | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Abram Wakeman |
| Succeeded by | Isaac C. Delaplaine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1815 Southbury, Connecticut, US |
| Died | June 19, 1873 (aged 57) New York City, US |
| Political party | Democratic Anti-Lecompton Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Louisia Vanderbilt |
| Alma mater | Williams College |
| Occupation | lawyer, railroad executive |
Horace Francis Clark (November 29, 1815 – June 19, 1873) was a railroad executive and U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography[]
Clark was born in Southbury, Connecticut on November 29, 1815,[1] the son of Reverend Daniel Atkinson Clark (1779-1840) and Eliza (Barker) Clark (1787-1864).[2] In 1833 Clark graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.[1] He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1837, and commenced practice in New York City.[1] In 1848 he married Maria Louisia Vanderbilt, the daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and they were the parents of a daughter, Mary Louise, who died in 1894.[1] As a result of his family connection to Vanderbilt, Clark became involved in several of Vanderbilt's business ventures, including shipping, banking, and railroads.[1]
In 1856, Clark was elected to Congress as a Democrat, and he was reelected in 1858 as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat.[1] Clark served in the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861).[1]
Clark returned to his business interests after leaving Congress, and served as president of the Union Trust Company, Union Pacific Railroad, Michigan Southern Railroad, and other businesses.[1] In addition, he served on the board of directors of Western Union, and the New York Central and New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroads.[1]
He died in New York City on June 19, 1873,[1] and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j America's Successful Men of Affairs, p. 143.
- ^ Memorials of a Century, pp. 106-112.
- ^ Where They're Buried, p. 234.
Sources[]
Books[]
- Hall, Henry (1895). America's Successful Men of Affairs. 1. New York, NY: New York Tribune.
- Jennings, Isaac (1869). Memorials of a Century: Embracing a Record of Individuals and Events Chiefly in the Early History of Bennington, VT. and its First Church. Boston, MA: Gould and Lincoln. p. 113.
- Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0.
External links[]
- United States Congress. "Horace F. Clark (id: C000435)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
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