Frank Hamilton Clark

Frank Hamilton Clark (September 26, 1844 – November 29, 1882) was an American railroad executive and banker.[1] He was the president of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad.

For other people with the same name, see Frank Clark (disambiguation).
Frank Hamilton Clark
BornSeptember 26, 1844
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 29, 1882(1882-11-29) (aged 38)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Banker, railroad executive
Employer(s)E. W. Clark & Co.
Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad

Early life

Clark was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] Clark was the fourth and youngest son of Sarah Crawford Dodge and Enoch White Clark.[1] His father was the founder of the financial firm Clark, Dodge and Co., also known as E. W. Clark & Co., in Philadelphia in 1837 and by mid-century had become one of the city's 25 millionaires.[2]

He entered the University of Pennsylvania to study science in 1859 and left in 1860.[1] There, he was a member of the Delta Psi fraternity.[3][1]

After the Civil War started, Clark enlisted in the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment as a first lieutenant on November 3, 1862.[4] He served as an aide–de–camp for General David B. Birney.[1] He was severely wounded in the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863 and was honorably discharged because of physical disability.[1] He resigned from his active commission on November 5, 1866.[4]

Career

After the war, he joined the family firm and became a banker.[1] He became the president of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad from 1871 to 1873.[1][5]

Personal life

Clark was elected as a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia in 1867.[6] In 1871, Clark married to Jessie Rice of St. Paul, Minnesota, daughter of Edmund Rice who was a lawyer, railroad president, and U.S. Representative.[1][5] She died in 1874 at the age of 24.[5]

In 1882, Clark died in Philadelphia.[1]

  1. A committee of the Society of the alumni (1894). "University of Pennsylvania. Biographical catalogue of the matriculates of the college, together with lists of the members of the college faculty and the trustees, officers, and recipients of honorary degrees. 1749-1893". University of Pennsylvania. p. 235. hdl:2027/mdp.39015036766767. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  2. Vitiello, Dominic; George E. Thomas (2010). The Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the City It Made. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0812242249. Retrieved December 8, 2010. There is obviously some confusion by the source; Clark died in 1856. But the passage was directly about fellow financier Francis Drexel.
  3. Catalogue of the Members of the Fraternity of Delta Psi (1889) New York City: St. Anthony Club. via Google Books.
  4. History of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry (1874) Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University. p. 142. via Google Books.
  5. Empson, Donald (2006). The Street Where You Live: A Guide to the Place Names of St. Paul. U of Minnesota Press. p. 142. ISBN 9780816647293.
  6. "Elections in 1867". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 19: 75, 243. 1867.
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