Reader Wright Clarke
Born: May 18, 1812
Birthplace: Bethel, Ohio
Father: Houton Clarke 1765 – 1834
(Buried: Early Settlers Burying Ground, Bethel, Ohio)
Mother: Nancy Riley 1786 – 1857
(Buried: Early Settlers Burying Ground, Bethel, Ohio)
Political Party: Whig Party and Republican Party
Education:
Studied the Art of Printing
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Batavia, Ohio
Publisher of Whig Newspaper in Shawneetown, Illinois
Attorney in Batavia, Ohio
1840 – 1842: Ohio State Representative
1844: Whig Party Presidential Elector
1846 – 1852: Clerk for Clermont County, Ohio
Civil War Career:
Attorney in Batavia, Ohio
1865 – 1869: United States Congressman from Ohio
1865 – 1867: Member of House Printing Committee
1865 – 1867: Member of House Revolutionary Claims Committee
Occupation after War:
1867 – 1869: Chairman of House Printing Committee
1867 – 1869: Member of House Expenditures State Department Committee
1867 – 1869: Member of House Post Offices and Post Roads Committee
1868: Voted in support of impeaching President Andrew Johnson
1869 – 1870: Third Auditor for United States Treasury Department
1870 – 1872: Collector for United States Internal Revenue in Ohio
Died: May 23, 1872
Place of Death: Batavia, Ohio
Age at time of Death: 60 years old
Burial Place: Batavia Union Cemetery, Batavia, Ohio
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