Reader Wright Clarke
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's6th district
In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869
Preceded by	Chilton A. White
Succeeded by	John Armstrong Smith
Member of theOhio House of Representatives from theClermont County district
In office December 7, 1840 – December 4, 1842 Serving with Gideon Dunham Robert B. Harlan Stephen Evans
Preceded by	T. J. Buchanan
Succeeded by	Thomas Ross D. Fisher John D. White Moses Rees
Third Auditor of theTreasury
In office March 26, 1869 – March 26, 1870
Preceded by	John Wilson
Succeeded by	Allan Rutherford
Personal details
Born	(1812-05-18)May 18, 1812 Bethel, Ohio
Died	May 23, 1872(1872-05-23) (aged 60) Batavia, Ohio
Resting place	Union Cemetery, Batavia
Party	Whig Republican

Reader Wright Clarke (May 18, 1812 – May 23, 1872) was aU.S. representative fromOhio for two terms from 1865 to 1869.

Born inBethel, Ohio, Clarke was the son of Houten Clarke (1766–1835) and Nancy (Riley) Clarke (1786–1857). Clarke learned the art of printing as well as studying law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice inBatavia, Ohio.

Clarke published aWhig paper inShawneetown, Illinois before returning toBatavia, Ohio. He also served as member of the State House of Representatives 1840–1842 along with being aPresidential elector in 1844 for WhigsClay/Frelinghuysen.^[1] He also served as clerk of the court of Clermont County 1846–1852.

Clarke was elected as aRepublican to theThirty-ninth andFortieth Congresses (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869). He also become the third auditor of the Treasury from March 26, 1869, to March 26, 1870. Eventually, he was appointed collector of internal revenue in Ohio.

He died in Batavia, Ohio, May 23, 1872, where he was interred in the Union Cemetery.

• United States Congress."Reader W. Clarke (id: C000468)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899).Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 1. State of Ohio. p. 255.

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