Ambrose Williams Clark
Born: February 19, 1810
Birthplace: Cooperstown, New York
Father: Ambrose Clark 1769 – 1848
1st Wife: Paulina Clark 1812 – 1862
(Buried: Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York)
2nd Wife: Eliza Thomas 1824 – 1887
(Buried: Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York)
Children:
Ambrose Julius Clark 1836 – 1892
(Buried: Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York)
Sabine P. Clark Bagley 1838 – 1916
(Buried: Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York)
David J. Clark 1844 – 1872
(Buried: Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York)
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupation before War:
1831 – 1836: Publisher of Otsego Journal Newspaper
1836 – 1844: Publisher of Northern Journal Newspaper
1844 – 1860: Publisher of Northern New York Journal Newspaper
1859 – 1860: Town Supervisor for Watertown, New York
Member of the Board of Supervisors for Jefferson County, New York
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1865: United States Congressman from New York
1861 – 1863: Member of House Printing Committee
1863 – 1865: Member of House Accounts Committee
1863 – 1865: House Chairman of House Printing Committee
1864: Choose not to be a candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress.
1865: Voted in Support of the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
1865 – 1869: United States Counsel to Valparaiso
Occupation after War:
1869: Acting United States Minister to Chile
Died: October 13, 1887
Place of Death: Watertown, New York
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Burial Place: Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York
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