Frank Gay Clarke
Frank Gay Clarke (September 10, 1850 – January 9, 1901) was an American politician, lawyer, and a United States Representative from New Hampshire.
Frank Gay Clarke | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – January 9, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Moore Baker |
| Succeeded by | Frank Dunklee Currier |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| In office 1889 | |
| Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1891–1893 | |
| Preceded by | Hiram D. Upton |
| Succeeded by | Robert N. Chamberlain |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1885 1891 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1850 Wilton, Hillsborough County New Hampshire, USA |
| Died | January 9, 1901 (aged 50) Peterborough, Hillsborough County New Hampshire, USA |
| Resting place | Pine Hill Cemetery Peterborough, Hillsborough County New Hampshire, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Frances A. Brooks Clarke |
| Children | Mabel Frances Clarke |
| Parent(s) | Moses Clarke Julia Gay Clarke |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1885 - 1887 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | staff of Governor Hale |
Early life
Born in Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Clarke attended Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1873.[1] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1876. He began his practice in Peterborough.
Career
Clarke served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1885. He was appointed Colonel on the military staff of Governor Hale and served in that capacity from 1885 to 1887. He was elected and served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1889; was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1891, and was chosen Speaker of that body.[2]
Elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses, Clarke served as United States Representative for the second district of New Hampshire from March 4, 1897, until his death.[3]
Death
Clarke died of an aneurysm in Peterborough on January 9, 1901[4] (age 50 years, 121 days). He is interred at Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough.
Family life
Son of Moses and Julia Gay, Clarke married Frances A. Brooks on May 13, 1875 and they had one daughter, Mabel Frances.[5]
References
- Dartmouth College (1898). Catalogue. Dartmouth College, 1898. p. 60. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- Herringshaw, Thomas William (1904). Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century: Accurate and Succinct Biographies of Famous Men and Women in All Walks of Life who are Or Have Been the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States Since Its Formation. American Publishers' Association, 1904 - Biography. p. 222. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- Neale, Walter (1899). Autobiographies and portraits of the President, cabinet, Supreme court, and Fifty-fifth Congress, Volume 1. The Neale company, 1899 - Political Science. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- United States Congress (1901). Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Frank G. Clarke (late a Representative from New Hampshire): Delivered in the House of Representatives and the Senate. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901 - Legislators. p. 5. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- Dartmouth College (1899). Necrology. Dartmouth College 1899. p. 84. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
Frank Gay Clarke Dartmouth College.
External links
- United States Congress. "Frank Gay Clarke (id: C000460)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Frank Gay Clarke at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.