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  Christopher Henderson Clark (1767-1828) — of Virginia. Born in Albemarle County, Va., 1767. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1800; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1804-06. Slaveowner. Died near New London, Campbell County, Va., November 21, 1828 (age about 61 years). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Brother of James Clark; uncle of John Bullock Clark.
  Political family: Clark family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Clark (1779-1839) — of Winchester, Clark County, Ky. Born in Bedford County, Va., January 16, 1779. Whig. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1807-08; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1810-12; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1813-16, 1825-31 (at-large 1813-15, 1st District 1815-16, 3rd District 1825-31); circuit judge in Kentucky, 1817-24; member of Kentucky state senate, 1832; Governor of Kentucky, 1836-39; died in office 1839. Slaveowner. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., September 27, 1839 (age 60 years, 254 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Clark County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Clark and Susannah (Henderson) Clark; brother of Christopher Henderson Clark; married, July 2, 1809, to Susan Fosythe; married, March 3, 1829, to Margaret (Buckner) Thornton; uncle of John Bullock Clark.
  Political family: Clark family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Bullock Clark (1802-1885) — also known as John B. Clark — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Madison County, Ky., April 17, 1802. Democrat. Lawyer; Howard County Court Clerk, 1824-34; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1857-61; expelled 1861; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1860; expelled from Congress in July 1861 for having taken up arms against the union; Delegate from Missouri to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; Representative from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Slaveowner. Died in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., October 29, 1885 (age 83 years, 195 days). Interment at Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
  Relatives: Father of John Bullock Clark Jr.; nephew of Christopher Henderson Clark and James Clark.
  Political family: Clark family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Bullock Clark Jr. (1831-1903) — also known as John B. Clark, Jr. — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., January 14, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Missouri state senate 16th District, 1867-70; U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1873-83. Died in Washington, D.C., September 7, 1903 (age 72 years, 236 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Bullock Clark.
  Political family: Clark family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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