⋆B★G⋆ Clark, John B. Jr.

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John Bullock Clark Jr.​

Born: January 14, 1831

Birthplace: Fayette, Missouri

Father: John Bullock Clark Sr. 1802 – 1885

(Buried: Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Missouri)​

Mother: Eleanor Turner 1805 – 1873

(Buried: Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Missouri)​

1st Wife: Mariana Buckner 1835 – 1873

2nd Wife: Cornelia Jacoby 1846 -

Children:

Elias Buckner Clark 1859 – 1907​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Augusta Clark Gray 1867 – 1917​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Marianna Clark Hale 1869 – 1945​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)

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Adah Hawkes Clark 1872 – 1898​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Education:

Attended Fayette Academy​

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Attended University of Missouri​

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1854: Graduated from Harvard University law school​

Occupation before War:

Lived two years travel & Adventure in California​

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1855 – 1861: Attorney in Fayette, Missouri​

Civil War Career:

1861: Served in the Battle of Carthage, Missouri​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Springfield, Missouri​

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Served in the 6th​ Missouri Infantry rising to rank of Colonel

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1864 – 1865: Brigadier General in Confederate Army Infantry​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1873: Attorney in Fayette, Missouri​

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1873 – 1883: United States Representative from Missouri​

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1883 – 1889: Clerk for U.S. House of Representatives​

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1889 – 1903: Attorney in Washington, D.C.​

Died: September 7, 1903

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Age at time of Death: 72 years old

Cause of Death: Asthena and Snycope of thirty-six hours duration

Burial Place: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.