William Clark (politician, 1774)

William Clark

William Clark (born February 18, 1774 in Dauphin , Dauphin County , Province of Pennsylvania , † March 28, 1851 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Nothing is known about William Clark's schooling. He was a captain in the Dauphin County militia in 1793 and 1795. He then moved to Crawford County , where he served as an associate judge between 1803 and 1818. He was also the inspector of the National Guard in the western part of his state from 1800 to 1817. Clark also took part in the British-American War . He was involved in a naval battle on Lake Erie . Between 1818 and 1821 he acted as head of the land registry of his state; from 1821 to 1827 he was State Treasurer Treasury Secretary of Pennsylvania. From 1828 to 1829 he held the post of Treasurer of the United States at the US Treasury Department .

Clark joined the Anti-Masonic Party and was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 1832 congressional election in the tenth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Adam King on March 4, 1833 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . Since President Andrew Jackson took office in 1829, the politics of Congress have been heatedly debated inside and outside of Congress. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

In 1837 William Clark took part as a delegate to a constitutional convention of the state of Pennsylvania. Otherwise he worked in agriculture. He died on March 28, 1851 near his birthplace Dauphin.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Adam King	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (10th constituency) March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837	Luther Reily

personal data
SURNAME	Clark, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 18, 1774
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dauphin , Dauphin County , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	March 28, 1851
Place of death	near Dauphin , Pennsylvania