John Bullock Clark Jr.
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's11th district
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	District established
Succeeded by	Richard P. Bland
Personal details
Born	(1831-01-14)January 14, 1831 Fayette, Missouri, U.S.
Died	September 7, 1903(1903-09-07) (aged 72) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Parent	John Bullock Clark (father)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Brigadier general
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Carthage Battle of Springfield Battle of Pea Ridge Battle of Pleasant Hill Price's Raid

John Bullock Clark Jr. (January 14, 1831 – September 7, 1903) was an American politician andConfederate military officer. He was a general in theConfederate States Army during theAmerican Civil War and aReconstruction era five-termU.S. Congressman fromMissouri.

Clark was born inFayette, Missouri, the son ofJohn Bullock Clark, a three-term member of theUnited States House of Representatives. He attended Fayette Academy and theUniversity of Missouri before spending two years inCalifornia for travel and adventure. Clark moved to the East and graduated from the law department ofHarvard University in 1854. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in his native Fayette from 1855 until the commencement of the Civil War.

He entered the Confederate army as alieutenant and was promoted successively to the rank ofcaptain and thenmajor in the 6th Missouri Infantry. He saw action in several battles, includingCarthage andSpringfield. Promoted to theregiment'scolonelcy, Clark commanded abrigade at theBattle of Pea Ridge. Primarily serving in Missouri andArkansas underThomas C. Hindman, he was rewarded with a commission as abrigadier general on March 6, 1864. He then fought in theTrans-Mississippi Theater underJohn S. Marmaduke andJo Shelby, includingPrice's Raid.

After the war, he resumed his law practice in Fayette and was elected as aDemocrat to theForty-third and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from 1873 until 1883. He was Chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (Forty-fourth Congress). Clark was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1882, but stayed inWashington, D.C. as theClerk of the House of Representatives from 1883 until 1889, when he retired from politics.

He engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C. until his death in that city. He was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.

Clark is the namesake of the city ofClark, Missouri.^[1]

• List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)

• Eicher, John H., andDavid J. Eicher (2001).Civil War High Commands. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press.ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
• Sifakis, Stewart (1988).Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File.ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.

• United States Congress."John Bullock Clark Jr. (id: C000442)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-04-30.
• Warner, Ezra J. (1959).Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press.ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.

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• 19th-century United States representatives

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