Frank Gay Clarke

Frank Gay Clarke
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1897 – January 9, 1901
Preceded by	Henry Moore Baker
Succeeded by	Frank Dunklee Currier
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1891–1893
Preceded by	Hiram D. Upton
Succeeded by	Robert N. Chamberlain
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1885–1885
Personal details
Born	September 10, 1850 Wilton, New Hampshire
Died	January 9, 1901 Peterborough, New Hampshire
Resting place	Pine Hill Cemetery
Political party	Republican

Frank Gay Clarke (September 10, 1850 – January 9, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

Born in Wilton, New Hampshire, Clarke attended Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, and Dartmouth College in Hanover. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1876, commencing practice in Peterboro.

He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1885. He was appointed colonel on the military staff of Governor Hale and served in that capacity from 1885 to 1887. He served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1889. Clarke was elected again to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1891 and chosen Speaker of that body.

Clarke was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Peterborough, New Hampshire January 9, 1901. He was interred in Pine Hill Cemetery.

References

• Frank Gay Clarke at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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