William Clark, Treasurer of the United States

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William Clark, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Dauphin, Pa., February 18, 1774; captain of militia in Dauphin County in 1793 and 1795; went to Crawford County, Pa., early in life; was associate judge of Crawford County 1803-1818; brigade inspector of the western district of Pennsylvania 1800-1817; participated in the War of 1812; was on board the flagship Lawrence in her first engagement with the British fleet on Lake Erie; secretary of the Pennsylvania land office 1818-1821; State treasurer 1821-1827; Treasurer of the United States from June 4, 1828, to November 1829; elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1837); member of the State constitutional revision commission in 1837; engaged in agricultural pursuits; died near Dauphin, Pa., March 28, 1851; interment in English Presbyterian Cemetery.

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

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 to November 1829.

Clark was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses. 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. William Clark, III was the son of William Clark, II. In 1802, he married Sarah Patterson and had a large family: Patalina, 1804; William IV; 1805, John; 1807, James; 1809, Sarah; Margaret, 1814; Elizabeth, 1817; Anna, 1819; Jane, 1821; Ellen, 1823 and Jefferson, 1826.

His Scots-Irish grandfather (William Clark, I) settled in Chester Co., PA, and later moved to Upper and Middle Paxtang, Dauphin Co., PA. William Clark, III moved to Crawford Co., PA and began a long list of accomplishments, eventually ending up in Dauphin Co, again.

He was a Captain in the War of 1812, Secretary of the PA Land Office (1818-1821), a PA State treasurer (1821-1827) and a Federal treasurer (1828), a U.S. Representative (1833-1837) on the Anti-Masonic ticket for the 10th District, Dauphin/Lebanon Counties for 2 terms, and in retirement, became a farmer. He died near the county of his birth, Dauphin Co., PA.

On 20 Sep 1850, he resided in Middle Paxton, Dauphin Co., PA. He was a 76 year old farmer with $11K in real estate. He resided with some children and a grandchild: Ellen Clark, 25; Elizabeth Clark, 27; Jefferson Clark, 24; Pataline C Steele, 49 and Sarah Steele, 13, all PA born.

He was buried in the English Presbyterian Cemetery in Lancaster Co., PA. per the Biographical Directory of the United State Congress on congress.gov. Also see the History of Dauphin Co., PA, Vol. 3, by Luther Reily Kelker also has a lot of detailed data.

He is NOT buried at Old Hanover Presbyterian Cemetery.

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• Residence: Harrisburg
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