Rush Clark

Rush Clark

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th district
In office March 4, 1877 – April 29, 1879
Preceded by	James Wilson
Succeeded by	William G. Thompson

Born	October 1, 1834 Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	April 29, 1879 Washington, D.C., USA
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Rush Clark (October 1, 1834 – April 29, 1879) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Iowa.

Born in Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, Clark attended common schools and a local academy in Ligonier, Pennsylvania as a child. He graduated from Jefferson College in 1853, studied law and was admitted to the bar the same year, commencing practice in Iowa City, Iowa. He was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1860 to 1864, serving as Speaker of the House in 1863 and 1864, served on the staff of Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood in 1861 and 1862 and aided in the organization of volunteer regiments from Iowa during the Civil War. Clark was a trustee of the University of Iowa from 1862 to 1866, was again a member of the Iowa House of Representatives in 1876 and was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1876, serving from 1877 until his death in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 1879. He was interned in Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City, Iowa.

[edit] External links

Preceded by James Wilson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th congressional district March 4, 1877 – April 29, 1879	Succeeded by William G. Thompson