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Clark, Walter A. — ofOntarioCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ontario County, 1895.Burial location unknown.Clark, Walter E. — of Waldoboro,LincolnCounty, Maine.Postmaster atWaldoboro,Maine, 1901.Burial location unknown.Clark, Walter E. — of Madison,New HavenCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Madison, 1912.Burial location unknown.Clark, Walter E. — of Madison,New HavenCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Madison, 1934.Burial location unknown.Clark, Walter Eli(1869-1950) —also known asWalter E. Clark — ofWashington,D.C.; Alaska; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Ashford,WindhamCounty, Conn.,January7, 1869.Republican.Newspaperreporter;Governorof Alaska District, 1909-12;Governorof Alaska Territory, 1912-13;newspapereditor.PresbyterianorCongregationalist.Member,Chi Psi.Died of aheartattack, in ahospitalat Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,February4, 1950 (age81 years, 28days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.Clark, Varro — of Burley,CassiaCounty, Idaho.Candidate formayor ofBurley, Idaho, 1977.Still living as of 1977.Clark, Victor (bornc.1945) —ofBaltimore,Md.Born about 1945. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,2004.Still living as of 2004.Clark, Victorianus — of Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Cornwall, 1833-34.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. A. — of Greenwood,LefloreCounty, Miss.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMississippi,1960.Still living as of 1960.Clark, W. B. — of Marion Township,LivingstonCounty, Mich.Supervisorof Marion Township, Michigan, 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Clark, W. C. — of Kentucky. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1870.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. E. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1864.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. E. — of Gallup,McKinleyCounty, N.M.Democrat. Member ofNewMexico state senate 17th District, 1937.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Clark, W. Franklyn — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Clark, W. G., Jr. — of Tarboro,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNorth Carolina,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Clark, W. Gerould, Jr. — of Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.Mayorof Englewood, N.J., 1954-55.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Clark, W. H. — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1888.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. H. — of Rising Sun,OhioCounty, Ind.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1888.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. H. — of Holbrook,NavajoCounty, Ariz.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromArizona Territory,1900;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona,1912.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. H. — of Steelville,CrawfordCounty, Mo.Democrat.Chair ofCrawford County Democratic Party, 1903.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. H. — of Vicksburg,WarrenCounty, Miss.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMississippi,1920.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. J. — of Birmingham (now part of Derby),New HavenCounty, Conn.Postmaster atBirmingham,Conn., 1885-87.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. L. — ofOwsleyCounty, Ky.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1889-90.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. P. — ofButlerCounty, Mo.Democrat. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Butler County, 1928.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. S. — of Aspen,PitkinCounty, Colo.Postmaster atAspen,Colo., 1901.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. S. — of Mt. Vernon,SkagitCounty, Wash.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1916.Burial location unknown.Clark, W. Scarth — Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Louisiana,2004(on behalf ofGeneC. Amondson andLeroyJ. Pletten).Still living as of 2004.Clark, W. W. — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Mayorof Canton, Ohio, 1865-67.Burial location unknown.Clark, Wade — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1948;member ofIowaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1949.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Clark, Waid V. — of Lorain,LorainCounty, Ohio.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Clark, Wait — ofMadisonCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Madison County, 1837.Burial location unknown.Clark, Walter (1846-1924) — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born inHalifaxCounty, N.C.,August19, 1846.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;superior court judge in North Carolina, 1885-89;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1889-1902;chiefjustice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1903-24; candidateforU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1912.Methodist.Died inWakeCounty, N.C.,May 20,1924 (age77 years, 275days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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| Relatives: Sonof Oren Andrus Clark and Emily Jeannette (Jones) Clark; married,June 15,1898, to Lucy Harrison Norvell; married1929 to JulietStaunton. | ||
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Clark, Walter G. — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Republican. Candidate formayorof Charleston, W.Va., 1963.Still living as of 1963. Clark, Walter H.(1866-1960) —ofOttawaCounty, Mich.Born in1866.OttawaCounty Treasurer, 1907-08; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,1911-14.Died in1960(ageabout94 years).Burial location unknown. Clark, Walter Haven(1872-1939) —also known asWalter H. Clark — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,January20, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1905-06; Judge,Hartford Police Court, 1908-13; probate judge, 1921-39.Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.DiedOctober20, 1939 (age67 years, 273days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.| Relatives: Sonof Mahlon Newcomb Clark and Mary Alice (Haven) Clark; married1902 to JuliaEllen Gilman. | ||
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Clark, Walter N. — Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1865.Burial location unknown. Clark, Walter P. — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Mayorof Monroe, Mich., 1842.Burial location unknown. Clark, Walter P. — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Democrat. Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Clark, Mrs. Walter R. — of Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Clark, Walter S.(1867-1955) —of Milan,SullivanCounty, Mo.Born in Milan,SullivanCounty, Mo.,October20, 1867.Republican.Farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1925-26,1937-38, 1941-46; defeated, 1938, 1948.Died inSullivanCounty, Mo.,May 20,1955 (age87 years, 212days).Interment atOak Grove Cemetery, Milan, Mo.| Relatives: Sonof Webster Clark and Nancy (Ewing) Clark; married1901 to MarthaMagdalene 'Mattie' Parkey. | ||
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Clark, Ward — of Canistota,McCookCounty, S.Dak.Democrat.South DakotaDemocratic state chair, 1955.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Clark, Wareham G.(1813-1890) —ofMonroeCounty, Iowa.Born in Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,January16, 1813.Delegateto Iowa state constitutional convention from Appanoose and Monroecounties, 1846.Died in Albia,MonroeCounty, Iowa,June 16,1890 (age77 years, 151days).Burial location unknown.| Relatives: Sonof Oliver Clark and Martha (Strong) Clark; married to Jane LoveRankin. |
Clark, Warren — of Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.Democrat. Postmaster atConcord,N.H., 1888-90.Burial location unknown. Clark, Warren, Jr. (b.1936) —of Connecticut. Born in1936.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toGabon, 1987-89;Sao Tome & Principe, 1987-89.Still living as of 1991.| See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary |
Clark, Wayne — of Maryland. Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Maryland,1992(voted forBillClinton andAlGore).Still living as of 1992. Clark,WesleySeeSamuelWesley Clark Clark, Wesley,Jr.SeeC.Wesley Clark Jr. Clark, Wesley (bornc.1971) —of Gainesville,HallCounty, Ga.Born about 1971. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,2004.Still living as of 2004. Clark, Wesley H. — of Roseville,PlacerCounty, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2008.Still living as of 2008. Clark, Wesley Kanne (b.1944) —also known asWesley K. Clark;WesleyKanne —of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December23, 1944.Democrat.Rhodesscholar; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.Army General; Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,2004.Baptist;laterCatholic.Jewishancestry.Recipient,Medalof Freedom, 2000.Still living as of 2014.| Relatives:Step-son of Viktor Clark; son of Benjamin Jacob Kanne and VenetaUpdegraff (Bogard) Kanne; married1966 toGertrude 'Gert' Kingston. | ||
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Clark, Wesley N. — of Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. ElectedConnecticutstate house of representatives from Granby 1916.Burial location unknown. Clark, Whitman E. — of Michigan. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1905.Burial location unknown. Clark, Wilbur — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Clark, Will — of Tarboro,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNorth Carolina,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Clark, William — of Kentucky.U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1796-1800.Burial location unknown. Clark, William(1770-1838) —of Missouri. Born inCarolineCounty, Va.,August1, 1770.Governorof Missouri Territory, 1813-20; candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1820.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Commanded expedition withMeriwetherLewis to Oregon, 1803-04.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,September1, 1838 (age68 years, 31days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.| Relatives:Grandfather-in-law ofEdgarParks Rucker. | ||
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Clark, William(1774-1851) —of Pennsylvania. Born in Dauphin,DauphinCounty, Pa.,February18, 1774.County judge in Pennsylvania, 1803-18;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1821-27;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1833-37.Died near Dauphin,DauphinCounty, Pa.,March28, 1851 (age77 years, 38days).Interment atEnglishPresbyterian Cemetery, Dauphin, Pa.| See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
Clark, William II — ofCayugaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1817-18.Burial location unknown. Clark, William, Jr. —Delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Sabine, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836.Burial location unknown. Clark, William — of Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Cornwall, 1836.Burial location unknown. Clark, William(1811-1878) —of Campton,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in1811.Member ofNewHampshire state senate 12th District, 1849-51.DiedApril 5,1878 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. Clark, William — of Fort Plain,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County 2nd District, 1852; memberofNewYork state senate 15th District, 1862-63.Burial location unknown. Clark, William — of Lyons,WayneCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 24th District, 1854-55.Burial location unknown. Clark, William — of Ames,StoryCounty, Iowa.Mayorof Ames, Iowa, 1875-77.Burial location unknown. Clark, William — of Armour,DouglasCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 8th District, 1891-92.Burial location unknown. Clark, William — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Republican.Chair ofVigo County Republican Party, 1905.Burial location unknown. Clark, William(1891-1957) —of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February1, 1891.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge, New Jersey Courtof Errors and Appeals, 1923-25;U.S.District Judge for New Jersey, 1925-38;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1938-43; colonel inthe U.S. Army during World War II.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanSociety for International Law.DiedOctober10, 1957 (age66 years, 251days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| Relatives: Sonof J. William Clark and Margaretta (Cameron) Clark; married,September20, 1913, to Marjorie Blair. |
Clark, William (b. 1893) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,March 3,1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insurancebroker;real estatebusiness;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 34th District,1943-44.Member,AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. Clark, William — of Warrenton,FauquierCounty, Va.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1968.Still living as of 1968. Clark, William, Jr. (b.1930) —Born in1930.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1989-.Still living as of 1991.| See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary |
Clark, William — Liberal. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1978.Still living as of 1978. Clark, William — of Arkansas. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1980.Still living as of 1980. Clark, William — of Inkster,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1984.Still living as of 1984. Clark, William — also known asBill Clark — of Prichard,MobileCounty, Ala.; Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1996,2000,2004,2008.Still living as of 2008. Clark, William A. — ofOrangeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County, 1802-03.Burial location unknown. Clark, William A. — of Howell,LivingstonCounty, Mich.Member ofMichiganstate senate 23rd District, 1863-64.Burial location unknown. Clark, William Andrews(1839-1925) —also known asWilliam A. Clark — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born near Connellsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,January8, 1839.Democrat.Banker;mine owner;delegateto Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; candidateforDelegateto U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1888; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Montana,1892,1904;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1899-1900, 1901-07; resigned 1900.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1925 (age86 years, 53days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| Relatives: Sonof John Clark and Mary (Andrews) Clark; married1869 to KateL. Stauffer; married,May 25,1901, to Anna E. La Chapelle. | ||
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Clark, William B. — ofSimpsonCounty, Ky.Delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861.Burial location unknown. Clark, William B. — ofSenecaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Seneca County, 1885.Burial location unknown. Clark, William C. — of Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.Democrat. Postmaster atPaducah,Ky., 1886-90, 1893-98.Burial location unknown. Clark, William C. — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewHampshire,1900.Burial location unknown. Clark, William C. — ofNewCastle County, Del.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 7thDistrict, 1929-32.Burial location unknown. Clark, William C. — ofBergenCounty, N.J.Republican. Candidate forNewJersey state senate 37th District, 1977.Still living as of 1977. Clark, William E. — of Prospect,New HavenCounty, Conn.Firstselectman of Prospect, Connecticut, 1901.Burial location unknown. Clark, William E. — of Fredonia,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Republican. Postmaster atFredonia,N.Y., 1904-16.Burial location unknown. Clark, William E. — of Bedford,LawrenceCounty, Ind.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1912.Burial location unknown. Clark, William F. — Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1856.Burial location unknown. Clark, William F. — of Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Postmaster atLyme,Conn., 1901.Burial location unknown. Clark, William F. — of Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lebanon; defeated, 1926(Democratic); elected 1930, 1932.Burial location unknown. Clark, William George(1924-2001) —also known asWilliam G. Clark — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 16,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-59; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1955-56; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Illinois,1960,1964;Illinoisstate attorney general, 1961-69; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1968;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1976-92.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Amvets;AmericanLegion;Moose;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;CatholicLawyers Guild.Died in Skokie,CookCounty, Ill.,August17, 2001 (age77 years, 32days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Evanston, Ill. Clark, William Grimes (b.1877) —also known asWilliam G. Clark — of Tarboro,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.Born in Tarboro,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.,April28, 1877.Democrat.Fertilizersupply merchant;farmer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1912,1932;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 4th District, 1927-35.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Burial location unknown.| Relatives: Sonof William S. Clark and Lossie (Grist) Clark; married1901 to RuthDuval Hardisty. |
Clark, William H. — of Halifax Court House,HalifaxCounty, Va.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1860.Burial location unknown. Clark, William H. — of Lyons,WayneCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wayne County 1st District, 1875.Burial location unknown. Clark, William H. — ofOrangeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1881-82.Burial location unknown. Clark, William H. — also known asBill Clark — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Mayorof Mason, Mich., 1881-82.Burial location unknown. Clark, William H. — of Wisconsin. Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1904.Burial location unknown. Clark, William H. — of Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atCortland,N.Y., 1915.Burial location unknown. Clark, William H. — ofEssexCounty, N.J.Republican. Candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1961.Still living as of 1961. Clark, William H. III — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1964.Still living as of 1964. Clark, William Hannum (b.1877) —also known asWilliam H. Clark — of West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa.Born in Doe Run,ChesterCounty, Pa.,October25, 1877.Republican.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 19th District, 1927-36;chair ofChester County Republican Party, 1927, 1935.Burial location unknown. Clark, William Henry(1859-1921) —also known asWilliam H. Clark;"SenatorBill" —of McKee,JacksonCounty, Ky.Born inClayCounty, Ky.,December19, 1859.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate senate, 1900.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Shotandkilled byWilliam Pearson, reportedly at a poker game, near McKee,JacksonCounty, Ky.,November6, 1921 (age61 years, 322days).Interment atMcKee Cemetery, McKee, Ky.| Relatives: Sonof Henry Jackson Clark and Patience (Bledsoe) Clark; married1883 toDemanda 'Demie' McQuire. | ||
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Clark, William J. — ofOwsleyCounty, Ky.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1844-45.Burial location unknown. Clark, William J. II — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Milford; elected 1918.Burial location unknown. Clark, William J. — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Democrat. Candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1965.Still living as of 1965.
Clark, William Judson (b.1825) —also known asWilliam J. Clark — of Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August19, 1825.Republican.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;nut and boltmanufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate senate 2nd District, 1883-84.Member,UnionLeague;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| Relatives: Sonof Theodosius Clark and Chloe (Clark) Clark; brother ofCharlesHull Clark; married,November15, 1855, to Sarah Jane Bradley; second cousin twice removed ofNathanielMerriam; second cousin four times removed ofJonathanBrace; third cousin once removed ofElishaHotchkiss Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipFrisbee,JamesDoolittle Wooster,LutherHotchkiss andLeviYale; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold andThomasKimberly Brace; fourth cousin ofCharlesM. Hotchkiss; fourth cousin once removed ofElishaHotchkiss,ThomasHale Sill,SamuelGeorge Andrews andLeviBacon Yale. | ||
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Clark, William M. — of Colorado.Secretaryof state of Colorado, 1876-79.Burial location unknown. Clark, William O. — of Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Republican.Mayorof Tarrytown, N.Y., 1927-31; defeated, 1931.Burial location unknown. Clark, William Patrick(1931-2013) —also known asWilliam P. Clark — Born in Oxnard,VenturaCounty, Calif.,October23, 1931.Lawyer;superior court judge in California, 1969-71;Judge,California Court of Appeal, 1971-73;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1973-81; U.S. National SecurityAdvisor, 1982-83;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1983-85.Catholic.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died in Shandon,San LuisObispo County, Calif.,August10, 2013 (age81 years, 291days).Burial location unknown.| Relatives:Married to Johanna 'Joan' Brauner. | ||
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Clark, William Penn — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa.Free Soil candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1850;delegateto Iowa state constitutional convention 20th District, 1857;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1860.Burial location unknown.| Presumably namedfor:WilliamPenn |
Clark, WilliamRamseySeeRamseyClark Clark, William S. — ofSchoharieCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schoharie County, 1867-68.Burial location unknown. Clark, William S. — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWisconsin,1952;candidate forWisconsinstate treasurer, 1956; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for Wisconsin,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Clark, William T. — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Republican. Postmaster atGalveston,Tex., 1872-74.Burial location unknown. Clark, William Thomas(1831-1905) —of Texas. Born in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 29,1831.Republican.U.S.Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1869-72.Died in ahospital,at New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October12, 1905 (age74 years, 105days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
Clark, William W. — ofGloucesterCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1866-67.Burial location unknown. Clark, William W. (bornc.1858) —of Wayland,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born about 1858. Republican.SteubenCounty District Attorney, 1899;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 7th District, 1907-28; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1932.Burial location unknown.
Clark, William Walter(1885-1971) —also known asWilliam W. Clark — of Vesper,WoodCounty, Wis.Born in Plum City,PierceCounty, Wis.,July 7,1885.Republican.Schoolteacher;farmer;countyagricultural extension agent; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Wood County, 1921-22, 1939-40, 1943-52;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1948;member ofWisconsinstate senate 24th District, 1953-60.Died inWoodCounty, Wis.,May 15,1971 (age85 years, 312days).Interment atForest Hill Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.| Relatives: Sonof William Clark and Clarissa Esabella (White) Clark; married toEstella Lillian Junkman. | ||
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Clark, William White(1819-1883) —of Georgia. Born near Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,September23, 1819.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1841;Representativefrom Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.Died inBaltimore,Md.,August6, 1883 (age63 years, 317days).Interment atCityCemetery, Covington, Ga. Clark, Wilson Hart(1824-1887) —also known asWilson H. Clark — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Woodbridge,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November18, 1824.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 4th District, 1859-60.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,May 14,1887 (age62 years, 177days).Interment atPine Grove Cemetery, Ansonia, Conn.| Relatives: Sonof William Clark and Minerva (Higgins) Clark; married,February26, 1849, to Julia Elizabeth Cable (sister ofGloverWheeler Cable); grandfather ofAltonFarrel. | ||
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Clark,WorthSeeDavidWorth Clark Clark, Wylie P. —U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1834-39.Burial location unknown. Clark, Zachariah, Jr. — of Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Newtown, 1821.Burial location unknown. Clark, Zedoc F. — ofSussexCounty, Del.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District,1947-48.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Clark, Zelotes — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Colchester, 1832-33.Burial location unknown. Clark, Zenas — of Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County, 1840-41; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 15th District, 1854-57; resigned 1857.Burial location unknown. Clark, Zephaniah — of Fisherfield (unknowncounty), N.H.Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1786.Burial location unknown.| "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of apolitical graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872 |  |
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