John C. Clarke was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

Biography

Clarke was born on

Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

on February 17, 1831. He died on December 14, 1906 and is buried in

Wausau, Wisconsin Wausau ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city into east and west. The city's suburbs include Schofield, Weston, Mosinee, Maine, Rib Mountain, Kronenwetter, an ...

Career

Clarke was a member of the Assembly in 1882. Previously, he had been Sheriff of

Marathon County, Wisconsin Marathon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 138,013. Marathon County's seat is Wausau. It was founded in 1850, created from a portion of Portage County. At that time the cou ...

; Chairman of the Marathon County Board; a member of the Wausau City Council and Mayor of Wausau. In 1893, Clarke became Postmaster of

Somo, Wisconsin Somo is a town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 114 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Clifford and Tripoli are located partially in the town. Geography Somo occupies the northwest corner of Lin ...

. Additionally, he was a Marathon County municipal judge from 1859 to 1892 and a delegate to the

1876 Democratic National Convention The 1876 Democratic National Convention assembled in St. Louis just nine days after the conclusion of the Republican National Convention in Cincinnati. This was the first political convention held west of the Mississippi River. St. Louis was not ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, John C. People from Anglesey Welsh emigrants to the United States Politicians from Wausau, Wisconsin People from Lincoln County, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Wisconsin postmasters Municipal judges in the United States Wisconsin sheriffs 1831 births 1906 deaths 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges