Daniel Clark
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
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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