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John Clark

Also Known As: "Clarke"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Edgecombe, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 12, 1832 (66)
Washington County, Florida, United States (yellow fever )
Place of Burial: Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Brig. General Elijah Clark and Hannah Clark
Husband of Nancy (Sarah) Clark
Father of Ann (Nancy) Williamson Campbell and Wylie Pope Clark
Brother of Sarah Walton; Mary Clark; Nancy Thompson; Elizabeth Smith; Elijah Clark and 5 others

Occupation: Georgia's governor from 1819-1823
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About John Clark, Governor

A Patriot of the American Revolution for GEORGIA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A022430

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Clark_(Georgia_governor)

John Clark (sometimes spelled Clarke) (February 28, 1766 – October 12, 1832) was an American politician.

Career

Clark served in the Georgia House of Representatives prior to being elected to consecutive two-year terms as the 31st Governor from 1820 to 1824. Clark also served in the Georgia Militia during the American Revolution and achieved the rank of Major General in 1796. While governor of Georgia he was involved in the U.S. Supreme Court case known as Ex parte Madrazzo.

Personal life

Son of Revolutionary War hero Elijah Clarke, John Clark was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina and moved to Wilkes County, Georgia in the early 1770s. He died of yellow fever in St. Andrews Bay (Florida) in what was then Washington County (currently Bay County) and was buried in that same city; however, his grave was relocated to Marietta National Cemetery in Georgia in 1923 by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Legacy

Clarke County, Alabama is named after him.



http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7958315

Georgia Governor. He served as the Governor of Georgia from 1819 to 1823. He also received recognition as a Major General in the Georgia milita and a Georgia State Representative.

After leaving the governor's office, Clark moved to Florida where President Andrew Jackson named "Keeper of the Public Forests" and a Federal Indian Agent. He died in 1832 and was buried on his family estate in St Andrews, Florida. In 1923, his body was moved to the Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia.

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John Clark, Governor's Timeline

1766
February 28, 1766
Edgecombe, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States
1801
December 15, 1801
Georgia, United States
1807
1807
Wilkes County, Georgia, United States
1832
October 12, 1832
Age 66
Washington County, Florida, United States
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Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, United States