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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—WisconsinCharles Benjamin CLARK
(1844-1891)
CLARK, Charles Benjamin, a
Representative from Wisconsin; born in Theresa, Jefferson County,
N.Y., August 24, 1844; attended the common schools; moved to
Wisconsin in 1855 with his widowed mother, who settled in Neenah,
Winnebago County; enlisted in Company I, Twenty-first Regiment,
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, at its organization, and served with
the same during the Civil War; engaged in mercantile pursuits,
banking, and the manufacture of paper; mayor of Neenah 1880-1883;
member of the city council of Neenah 1883-1885; member of the State
assembly in 1885; elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and
Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress; died
in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., while on a visit to his old
home, September 10, 1891; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah,
Wis.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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