Horace F. Clark

Horace Francis Clark (November 29, 1815 – June 19, 1873) was a railroad executive and U.S. Representative from New York.

Horace F. Clark
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th district
In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	Abram Wakeman
Succeeded by	Isaac C. Delaplaine
Personal details
Born	November 29, 1815 Southbury, Connecticut, US
Died	June 19, 1873 (aged 57) New York City, US
Political party	Democratic Anti-Lecompton Democrat
Spouse(s)	Maria Louisia Vanderbilt
Alma mater	Williams College
Occupation	lawyer, railroad executive

Biography

Clark was born in Southbury, Connecticut on November 29, 1815,[1] the son of Reverend Daniel Atkinson Clark (1779-1840) and Eliza (Barker) Clark (1787-1864).[2] In 1833 Clark graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.[1] He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1837, and commenced practice in New York City.[1] In 1848 he married Maria Louisia Vanderbilt, the daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and they were the parents of a daughter, Mary Louise, who died in 1894.[1] As a result of his family connection to Vanderbilt, Clark became involved in several of Vanderbilt's business ventures, including shipping, banking, and railroads.[1]

The mausoleum of Horace Clark

In 1856, Clark was elected to Congress as a Democrat, and he was reelected in 1858 as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat.[1] Clark served in the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861).[1]

Clark returned to his business interests after leaving Congress, and served as president of the Union Trust Company, Union Pacific Railroad, Michigan Southern Railroad, and other businesses.[1] In addition, he served on the board of directors of Western Union, and the New York Central and New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroads.[1]

He died in New York City on June 19, 1873,[1] and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York.[3]

References

1. America's Successful Men of Affairs, p. 143.
2. Memorials of a Century, pp. 106-112.
3. Where They're Buried, p. 234.

Sources

Books

• Hall, Henry (1895). America's Successful Men of Affairs. 1. New York, NY: New York Tribune.
• Jennings, Isaac (1869). Memorials of a Century: Embracing a Record of Individuals and Events Chiefly in the Early History of Bennington, VT. and its First Church. Boston, MA: Gould and Lincoln. p. 113.
• Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0.

External links

• United States Congress. "Horace F. Clark (id: C000435)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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