Charles B. Clark
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Charles Benjamin Clark was a U.S. Representative
from Wisconsin
.
Born in Theresa, New York
, Clark attended the common schools.
He moved to Wisconsin in 1855 with his widowed mother, who settled in Neenah, Wisconsin
.
Enlisted in Company I, Twenty-first Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, at its organization, and served with the same during the Civil War
.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits, banking, and the manufacture of paper, notably Clark was a founder of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
He served as mayor of Neenah 1880-1883.
He served as member of the city council of Neenah 1883-1885.
He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
in 1885.
Clark was elected as a Republican
to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.
He died in Watertown, New York, while on a visit to his old home, September 10, 1891.
He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
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Theresa, New York
Theresa, New York may refer to:*Theresa , New York*Theresa , New York...
, Clark attended the common schools.
He moved to Wisconsin in 1855 with his widowed mother, who settled in Neenah, Wisconsin
Neenah, Wisconsin
Neenah is a city on Lake Winnebago in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 24,507 at the 2000 census. The city is bordered by, but is politically independent of, the Town of Neenah. Neenah is the southwestern-most of the Fox Cities of Northeast Wisconsin...
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Enlisted in Company I, Twenty-first Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, at its organization, and served with the same during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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He engaged in mercantile pursuits, banking, and the manufacture of paper, notably Clark was a founder of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
He served as mayor of Neenah 1880-1883.
He served as member of the city council of Neenah 1883-1885.
He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
in 1885.
Clark was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.
He died in Watertown, New York, while on a visit to his old home, September 10, 1891.
He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin
Neenah, Wisconsin
Neenah is a city on Lake Winnebago in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 24,507 at the 2000 census. The city is bordered by, but is politically independent of, the Town of Neenah. Neenah is the southwestern-most of the Fox Cities of Northeast Wisconsin...
.