Horace F. Clark

Horace F. Clark

The mausoleum of Horace F. Clark

Horace Francis Clark (born November 29, 1815 in Southbury , Connecticut , † June 19, 1873 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1857 and 1861 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born the son of a pastor visited Horace Francis Clark, the Williams College in Williamstown ( Massachusetts ) where he graduated 1,833th He studied law , was admitted to the bar, and then began practicing in New York City in 1837. In 1848 he accepted a job with Charles A. Rapallo , who at that time represented Cornelius Vanderbilt . Over time, he became wealthy, pursued a political career, and worked in the railroad business. On April 13, 1848, he married Vanderbilt's daughter Miria Louise.

Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1856 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Abram Wakeman on March 4, 1857 . In 1858 he was elected to the 36th Congress as an anti- Lecompton democrat . He retired from the after 4 March 1861 Congress of.

After his time in Congress, he became director of the New York and Harlem Railroad and subsequently president of the Union Pacific Railroad , the Michigan Southern Railroad and many other railroad companies. He was Active Manager of Western Union Telegraph Co. and President of Union Trust Co.

He died on June 19, 1873 in New York City and was then buried in Woodlawn Cemetery .

Web links

• Horace F. Clark in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Horace F. Clark in the database of Find a Grave (English)