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William Clark
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CLARK, William, representative, was born in
Dauphin county, Pa., Feb. 18, 1774; son of William Clark and grandson of
William Clark. He was married in 1802 to Sarah Patterson of Meadville,
Pa., and had eleven children. He was associate judge of Crawford county,
Pa., 1803-18; and brigade inspector of the western district of
Pennsylvania during the war of 1812-14, being on board the flagship St.
Lawrence in her first engagement with the British fleet. He was secretary
of the land office from May 11, 1818, to May 11, 1821; state treasurer,
1821-27; treasurer of the United States, 1828-29; and a Whig
representative in the 23rd and 24th congresses, 1833-37. He died in
Dauphin, Pa., March 28, 1851.
The Twentieth Century Biographical
Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume II.
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