 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriCharles Nelson CLARK
(1827-1902)
CLARK, Charles Nelson, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Cortland County, N.Y., on
August 21, 1827; attended Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.; moved to
Illinois in 1859; when the Civil War broke out he assisted in
raising a company of cavalry, which was made Company G, Third
Illinois Cavalry, August 6, 1861, and went directly into service;
became disabled and left the Army in 1863; settled in Hannibal,
Marion County, Mo., in April 1865; became interested in the
Mississippi River bottom lands in Illinois and undertook their
reclamation; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress
(March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897); engaged in agricultural pursuits;
died in Hannibal, Mo., October 4, 1902; interment in Wauseon
Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
