William S. Clark Jr.

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William S. Clark Jr. (born April 14, 1798 in North Carolina , † January 3, 1871 in Nacogdoches , Texas ) was an American farmer, trader, settler, soldier and politician .

Career

Nothing is known about William Clark junior's early years. In the 1820s he lived in Georgia , where he worked as a farmer and trader. At this time he married Martha B. Wall (1801–1863). The couple had a son named William (1828-1884), who was elected to the Texas Legislature in 1859 , then helped Texas in 1861 with the Secession from the United States and fought in the Confederate Army during the subsequent Civil War. In 1835, William S. Clark Jr. moved with his family to Texas, which was then still part of Mexico, and settled there in the Sabine community . He became a successful and wealthy trader there. As one of two MPs for the Sabine Ward, he then took part in the Washington Convention of 1836 , where he co-signed the Declaration of Independence from Texas . The other MP was Robert Thomas Gaines , also known as James Gaines. Under the Convention, acting President of the Republic of Texas David G. Burnet was assisted by Clark in setting up a system to collect supplies and other goods for the army against the invading Mexican army. Clark became a member of the Second Congress of the Republic of Texas from Sabine County in 1837 . Because of an illness he resigned from his seat in 1838. In April 1850 he was still living in Sabine County. In the following years he moved to Nacogdoches County . In 1859 he acquired the Planter Hotel in Nacogdoches, which he ran until his death on January 3, 1871. Clark was a Methodist .

In 1936 the Texas Centennial Commission put up a sign at Clark's last home and erected a joint memorial to the graves of Clark and his wife in Oak Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martha B. Wall Clark in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved August 27, 2017 (English).
  2. ^ William Clark in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved August 27, 2017 (English).
  3. ^ Declaration of Independence of Texas, 1836

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SURNAME Clark, William S. Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American farmer, trader, settler, soldier, and politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1871
Place of death Nacogdoches , Texas