John C. Clark

John Chamberlain Clark (born January 14, 1793 in Pittsfield , Massachusetts , † October 25, 1852 in Elmira , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1827 and 1829 and between 1837 and 1843 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Chamberlain Clark was born in Berkshire County about ten years after the War of Independence ended . He completed his preliminary studies. In 1811 he graduated from Williams College , Williamstown . After receiving his license to practice law, he began practicing in Hamilton . He moved to Bainbridge , Chenango County , in 1818 . Between 1823 and 1827 he was a district attorney ( district attorney ).

Politically, he belonged to the Jacksonian faction. In the congressional elections of 1826 for the 20th Congress , Clark was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 21st  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Elias Whitmore on March 4, 1827 . He retired from the after March 3, 1829 Congress of. In the following years he joined the Democratic Party . In 1836 he ran for the 25th Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded William Mason on March 4, 1837 . However, his political orientation changed after President Martin Van Buren announced in 1837 that he favored an independent finance ministry . In the following congressional elections in 1838 for the 26th Congress , he ran for the Whig Party . He was elected to the US House of Representatives. After another re-election in 1840 , he left the Congress on March 3, 1843.

On August 2, 1849, he became First Auditor for the Treasury - a post he held until October 31, 1849. He moved to Chemung County . There he worked in the wood business. He died on October 25, 1852 in Elmira. His body was then interred in St. Peter's Churchyard in Bainbridge.

Web links

• John C. Clark in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John C. Clark in the database of Find a Grave (English)