US Con Clark, Daniel - U.S. Senator / President Pro Tempore, NH

Daniel Clark
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Born: October 24, 1809

Birthplace: Stratham New Hampshire

Father: Benjamin Clark 1761 – 1840
(Buried: Stratham Cemetery Stratham New Hampshire)

Mother: Elizabeth Wiggin 1766 – 1856
(Buried: Stratham Cemetery Stratham New Hampshire)

1st​ Wife: Hannah W. Robbins Unknown – 1844
(Buried: Valley Cemetery Manchester New Hampshire)

2nd​ Wife: Anne Walker Salter 1818 – 1893
(Buried: Valley Cemetery Manchester New Hampshire)

Children:

Henry S. Clark 1848 – 1924​
(Buried: Valley Cemetery Manchester New Hampshire)​
Benjamin Franklin Clark 1850 – 1899​
(Buried: Valley Cemetery Manchester New Hampshire)​
Daniel W. Clark 1854 – 1854​
(Buried: Valley Cemetery Manchester New Hampshire)​
Grace L. B. Clark 1855 – 1858​
(Buried: Valley Cemetery Manchester New Hampshire)​
Annie E. Clark 1861 – 1889​
(Buried: Valley Cemetery Manchester New Hampshire)​

Political Party: Whig Party and Republican Party
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Education:


1834: Graduated from Dartmouth College​

Occupation before War:

1837 – 1839: Attorney in Epping New Hampshire​
1839 – 1842: Attorney in Manchester, New Hampshire​
1842 – 1843: New Hampshire State Representative​
1844 – 1846: Attorney in Manchester, New Hampshire​
1846: New Hampshire State Representative​
1847 – 1856: Attorney in Manchester, New Hampshire​
1854 – 1855: New Hampshire State Representative​
1856 – 1861: Attorney in Manchester New Hampshire​
1856: Republican Party Presidential Elector​
1857: Elected to fill vacancy of U.S. Senator James Bell​
1857 – 1866: United States Senator from New Hampshire​
1857 – 1861: Member Senate Public Buildings and Grounds Committee​
1859 – 1861: Member Senate Indian Affairs Committee​

Civil War Career:
1861 – 1866: Chairman of Senate Claims Committee​
1861 – 1865: Member Senate Audit and Control of Expenses Committee​
1861 – 1863: Member Senate Public Lands Committee​
1863 – 1865: Member Senate Finance Committee​
1864 – 1865: President Pro Tempore of United States Senate​
1865 – 1866: Member Senate Indian Affairs Committee​

Occupation after War:

1866 – 1891: Judge of United State Court of New Hampshire​

Died: January 2, 1891

Place of Death: Manchester, New Hampshire

Age at time of Death: 81 years old

Burial Place: Valley Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire
 
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