Alvah Augustus Clark | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Henry S. Harris |
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| Born | September 13, 1840 |
| Died | December 27, 1912(1912-12-27) (aged 72) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician,Lawyer |
Alvah Augustus Clark (September 13, 1840 – December 27, 1912) was an American lawyer andDemocratic Party politician who representedNew Jersey's 4th congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives for two terms in the 45th and 46th congress from 1877 to 1881.[1]
He was the first cousin ofJames N. Pidcock, who represented the same district from 1885 to 1889.
Born inLebanon Township, New Jersey, Clark attended public and private schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1863, commencing practice inNew Germantown, New Jersey. He was licensed as a counselor in 1867 and moved toSomerville, New Jersey, later the same year where he continued to practice law.[1]
Clark was elected as a Democrat to theForty-fifth andForty-sixth Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1880.
After leaving Congress, Clark resumed practicing law, was appointed postmaster ofSomerville, serving until 1899 and, once again, resumed practicing law until his death in Somerville on December 27, 1912. He was interred inNew Somerville Cemetery in Somerville.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 4th congressional district March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | Succeeded by |
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