Samuel Clark | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | James L. Conger |
| Succeeded by | David S. Walbridge |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's25th district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Gamaliel H. Barstow |
| Succeeded by | Graham H. Chapin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1800 (1800-01) |
| Died | October 2, 1870(1870-10-02) (aged 70) |
| Political party | Jacksonian Democratic |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Samuel Clark (January 1800 – October 2, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as aU.S. representative for bothNew York (1833 to 1835) andMichigan (1853 to 1855).
Clark was born inCayuga County, New York. He attendedHamilton College inClinton and studied law inAuburn.
In 1826 he was admitted to thebar and commenced the practice of law inWaterloo.
He was elected as aJacksonian fromNew York's 25th congressional district to theTwenty-third Congress, serving from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1835.
After leaving Congress, he resumed his practice at Waterloo. In 1842, he moved toKalamazoo, Michigan, and began a law practice there and became recognized as one of the leading lawyers in the state.
Clark was a member of the Michigan State Constitutional Convention in 1850. In 1852, he was elected as aDemocrat fromMichigan's 3rd congressional district to theThirty-third Congress, serving from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855.
He lost toRepublicanDavid S. Walbridge in the general election of 1854.
On July 17, 1856, PresidentFranklin Pierce nominated Clark to be register of the land office in the northeastern land district ofMinnesota Territory.
He discontinued the practice of his profession and retired from political activities. He became greatly interested in agricultural pursuits. He died in Kalamazoo and is interred in Mountain Home Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 25th congressional district 1833–1835 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 3rd congressional district 1853–1855 | Succeeded by |
