Newcomb Clark
{{Short description|American politician (1840–1913)}}
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|name = Newcomb Clark
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|office = Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
|term_start = January 7, 1885
|term_end = 1886
|predecessor = Sumner Howard
|successor = Daniel P. Markey
|state_house2 = Michigan
|district2 = Bay County 2nd
|term_start2 = January 1, 1883
|term_end2 = 1886
|birth_date = {{birth date|1840|9|23}}
|birth_place = Sullivan County, New York
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|death_date = {{death year and age|1913|1840}}
|death_place = Ocean Springs, Mississippi
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|party = Republican
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|allegiance = {{army|United States}}
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|serviceyears = 1861-1865
|rank = Lieutenant Colonel
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|battles = American Civil War
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Newcomb Clark (September 23, 1840 – 1913) was the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1885 to 1886.
Early life
Clark was born in Sullivan County, New York on September 23, 1840. Around 1841, Clark moved to Oxford, Oakland County, Michigan.{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2070 |title=Legislator Details - Colonel Newcomb Clark |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}
Military career
Clark taught in Port Gibson, Mississippi from 1857 to 1861. When the Civil War began, he escaped to the Union and joined the 14th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. In 1865, Clark was a Lieutenant Colonel.
Political career
After the war, Clark held local offices. On January 3, 1883, Clark was sworn in as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. In 1885, Clark became the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark6.html |title=Clark, K to N |publisher=Political Graveyard |accessdate=November 17, 2019}} He died in Mississippi in 1913.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vKzhAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Newcomb+Clark+%22+mississippi+1913|title = The Historic Architecture of Bay City, Michigan|isbn = 9780966702002|last1 = Wolicki|first1 = Dale Patrick|year = 1998| publisher=Bay County Historical Society }}
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Category:Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Category:People of Michigan in the American Civil War
Category:19th-century members of the Michigan Legislature
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