William Thomas Clark
Born: June 29, 1831Birthplace: Norwalk, Connecticut
Father: Levi Clark 1801 – 1875
Mother: Fanny Stevens 1807 – 1855
Wife: Laura Clark 1837 – 1927
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Married: 1856Children:
Laura Sherry Clark Whitaker 1858 – 1942
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
May Spencer Clark 1861 – 1952
(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland)
Occupation before War:
School Teacher in Norwalk, Connecticut
1854: Passed the Bar Exam in New York
Attorney in the State of Iowa
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: 1st Lt. in 13th Iowa Infantry Regiment
1862: Captain and Assistant Adjutant in 13th Iowa Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Major and Assistant Adjutant 13th Iowa Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1863: Assistant Adjutant General during the Vicksburg Campaign
1863 – 1865: Lt. Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General in Union Army
1864: Assistant Adjutant General for Army of Tennessee in Atlanta
1864: Brevetted Brigadier General in the Union Army
1865: Served briefly in the Carolina’s Campaign
1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the war
Occupation after War:
Organizer of a negro school in Galveston, Texas
Founder of First National Bank of Galveston, Texas
Cashier for First National Bank of Galveston, Texas
United States Postmaster in Galveston, Texas
1870 – 1871: United States Congressman from Texas
1871 – 1872: United States Congressman from Texas
1876 – 1880: Employee of Government Offices in Washington, D.C.
1880 – 1883: Chief Clerk of U.S. Internal Revenue Department
Assistant Editor of Fargo Daily Argus Newspaper
1890 – 1898: Attorney in Denver, Colorado
1898 – 1905: Special Inspector for Internal Revenue Service
Died: October 12, 1905
Place of Death: New York City Hospital in New York City, New York
Cause of Death: Asthenia from surgery of epithelioma of pharynx
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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