William Clark (congressman)

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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. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and died near Dauphin in 1851. Interment in English Presbyterian Cemetery.

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Preceded by Adam King	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1833 - 1837	Succeeded by Luther Reily
Preceded by Thomas Tudor Tucker	Treasurer of the United States 1828-1829	Succeeded by John Campbell

v • d • e Treasurers of the United States

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