Charles E. Clarke
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = Charles E. Clarke
| office = Member of the House of Representatives from New York's 19th District
| term_start = March 4, 1849
| term_end = March 3, 1851
| predecessor = Joseph Mullin
| successor = Willard Ives
| office2 = Member of the New York State Assembly
| term_start2 = 1839
| term_end2 = 1840
| birth_date = {{birth date|1790|04|08}}
| birth_place = Saybrook, Connecticut, US
| death_date = {{death date and age|1863|12|29|1790|04|08}}
| death_place = Great Bend, New York, US
| party = Whig
| spouse =
| children =
| occupation = lawyer
| alma_mater = Yale College
}}
Charles Ezra Clarke (April 8, 1790 – December 29, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
Clarke was born in Saybrook, Connecticut on April 8, 1790. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Yale College in 1809.
He studied law in Greene County, New York, was admitted to the bar in 1815, and commenced practice in Watertown, New York.
He moved to Great Bend, New York in 1840, where he owned and operated a gristmill, sawmill and distillery, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was also elected president of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society. He also became active in railroad development and management, including a post on the board of directors of the Carthage, Watertown and Sackets Harbor Railroad and one on the board of the Sackets Harbor and Saratoga Railroad.
A Whig, he served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1839 and 1840. Clarke was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851). After leaving Congress he resumed the practice of law and returned to his business interests.
He died in Great Bend on December 29, 1863. He was interred at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York.
References
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External links
- [http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1859_1924/1863-64.pdf Yale Obituary Record]
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| before= Joseph Mullin| after= Willard Ives
| years= March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851}}
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Category:Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:19th-century members of the New York State Legislature