James West Clark
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James West Clark (October 15, 1779 - December 20, 1843) was a United States Representative from North Carolina. Born in Bertie County, North Carolina, he graduated from Princeton College in 1797, was a member of the State house of commons in 1802, 1803, and 1811, and was a presidential elector on the Madison ticket in 1812. He was a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1812 to 1814 and was elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817.
Clark was appointed chief clerk of the Navy Department by Secretary John Branch and served from 1829 to 1831. He died in Tarboro, North Carolina.
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