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William Clark (February 18, 1774 – March 28, 1851)^[1] was a farmer, jurist, and politician from Dauphin, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Biography

He served as secretary of the Pennsylvania land office from 1818 to 1821, and State treasurer from 1821 to 1827. He was Treasurer of the United States from June 4, 1828^[1] to November 1829.^[2]

Clark was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses.^[2] He was a member of the State constitutional revision commission in 1837. After Congress, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and died near Dauphin in 1851. He was interred in English Presbyterian Cemetery.

External links

United States Congress. "William Clark (id: C000453)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
The Political Graveyard

References

^ ^a ^b Kelker, Luther Reily. History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1907. 504.
^ ^a ^b ^c Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. Chicago: American Publisher's Association, 1909. 633.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Adam King	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1833–1837	Succeeded by Luther Reily
Political offices
Preceded by Thomas Tudor Tucker	Treasurer of the United States 1828–1829	Succeeded by John Campbell

[Kelker-1] Kelker, Luther Reily. History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1907. 504.

[Bio-2] Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. Chicago: American Publisher's Association, 1909. 633.

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