William Thomas Clark

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William Thomas Clark

William Thomas Clark (born June 29, 1831 in Norwalk , Connecticut , †  October 12, 1905 in New York City ) was an American officer and politician . Between 1870 and 1872 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Clark did not attend schools, but acquired the necessary knowledge himself. He then worked as a teacher in Norwalk in 1846. After studying law in New York and being admitted to the bar in 1855, he began to work in this profession in Davenport ( Iowa ). During the civil war he served in the army of the Union , in which he rose to Brevet Major General of Volunteers. After the war, he first settled in Galveston, Texas, where he worked in the banking industry.

Politically, Clark was a member of the Republican Party . After the resumption of the State of Texas to the Union, he was in the third electoral district in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on 31 March 1870th In 1870 he was re-elected and on March 4, 1871, he began a new term in Congress. His rival candidate De Witt Clinton Giddings appealed against the outcome of the election. After this had been complied with, Clark had to cede his mandate to Giddings on May 13, 1872.

From 1872 to 1874, Clark was a postman in Galveston. Between 1876 and 1883 he held various positions in the federal government in Washington. Most recently, he was head of department at the tax authorities. In 1883 he moved to Fargo , Dakota Territory , where he practiced as a lawyer. There he was also co-editor of a newspaper. From 1890 to 1898 he lived in Denver ( Colorado ), where he also worked as a lawyer. He then returned to the federal capital Washington, where he worked for the tax authorities until his death on October 12, 1905. William Clark was buried in Arlington National Cemetery , Virginia .

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SURNAME Clark, William Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American officer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH Norwalk , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 1905
Place of death New York City