William Clark (June 25, 1811, in

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– May 28, 1885) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Cyrenus Clark (born 1772) and Rachel (Tracy) Clark (born 1777). In 1836, he married Anna Maria Newkirk (1819–1854). He engaged in the produce and forwarding business at Fort Plain. He was at times Supervisor of the Town of Minden; and a trustee and President of the Village of Fort Plain. He was a member of the

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(Montgomery Co., 2nd D.) in

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; and of the

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(15th D.) in 1863.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1870; pg. 443 and 474)
''Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and the Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1862 and '63''
by William D. Murphy (1863; pg. 53ff)
''Hyde Genealogy''
by

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(1863; pg. 453)
''DIED;... ANNA MARIA, wife of William Clark...''
in NYT on October 2, 1854
''OBITUARY NOTES; The Hon. William Clark...''
in NYT on May 29, 1885 {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, William 1811 births 1885 deaths New York (state) state senators New York (state) Whigs 19th-century American politicians New York (state) Republicans Members of the New York State Assembly People from Minden, New York Town supervisors in New York (state) People from Cooperstown, New York People from Fort Plain, New York