Richard Henry Clarke, U.S. Congress

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Richard Henry Clarke, a Representative from Alabama; born in Dayton, Marengo County, Ala., February 9, 1843; attended Green Springs Academy and was graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in July 1861; during the Civil War served in the Confederate Army as a lieutenant in the First Battalion of Alabama Artillery; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Dayton, Ala.; moved to Demopolis, Marengo County, Ala., and continued the practice of law; State solicitor for Marengo County 1872-1876; prosecuting attorney of the seventh judicial circuit in 1876 and 1877; resumed the practice of law in Mobile, Ala.; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1897); was not a candidate for renomination, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1896; resumed the practice of law; member of the State house of representatives in 1900 and 1901; died in St. Louis, Mo., September 26, 1906; interment in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.

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U.S. Congressman. After graduating from the University of Alabama in July 1861, he served the Civil War as a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion of Alabama Artillery, Confederate Army. After the war, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced to practice law in Dayton, Alabama. He was State solicitor for Marengo County, (1872-76) and prosecuting attorney of the seventh judicial circuit, (1876-77). In 1889, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until 1897. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives, (1900-01) and practiced law until his death at age 63.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 10 2019, 19:07:10 UTC

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