William Clark (February 18, 1774 – March 28, 1851)[1] was a farmer, jurist, and politician from Dauphin, Pennsylvania.[2]
William Clark | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th district | |
In office March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837 | |
Preceded by | Adam King |
Succeeded by | Luther Reily |
4th Treasurer of the United States | |
In office June 4, 1828 – November 1829 | |
President | John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson |
Preceded by | Thomas Tudor Tucker |
Succeeded by | John Campbell |
Personal details | |
Born | Dauphin, Province of Pennsylvania, British America | February 18, 1774
Died | March 28, 1851 Dauphin, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place | English Presbyterian Cemetery |
Political party | Anti-Masonic |
Children | James |
He served as secretary of the Pennsylvania land office from 1818 to 1821, and State treasurer from 1821 to 1827. He was Treasurer of the United States from June 4, 1828[1] to November 1829.[2]
Clark was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses.[2] He was a member of the State constitutional revision commission in 1837. After Congress, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and died near Dauphin in 1851. He was interred in English Presbyterian Cemetery.