John Hopkins Clarke

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John Hopkins Clarke

United States Senator from Rhode Island
In office March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853
Preceded by	James F. Simmons
Succeeded by	Philip Allen
Personal details
Born	(1789-04-01)April 1, 1789 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	November 23, 1870(1870-11-23) (aged 81) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Whig
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Manufacturer

John Hopkins Clarke (April 1, 1789 – November 23, 1870) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he moved to Providence where he studied under a private teacher. He graduated from Brown University in 1809, studied law, admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Providence in 1812. He was clerk of the supreme court of Providence County in 1813 and proprietor of a distillery in Cranston until 1824 when he became a cotton manufacturer in Providence, Pontiac, and Woonsocket. He was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1836 to 1842 and from 1845 to 1847.

Clarke was elected as a Whig to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1847, to March 4, 1853; he resumed his former manufacturing pursuits and died in Providence in 1870. Interment was in the North Burial Ground.

References

John Hopkins Clarke at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

John H. Clarke at Find A Grave

United States Senate
Preceded by James F. Simmons	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Rhode Island March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853 Served alongside: Albert C. Greene and Charles T. James	Succeeded by Philip Allen

v t e United States Senators from Rhode Island

Class 1	Foster Potter Howland Malbone Champlin Hunter De Wolf Robbins Dixon I Sprague III Francis A. Greene James Simmons Arnold Sprague IV Burnside Aldrich Lippitt Gerry Hebert Gerry McGrath Leahy Pastore J. Chafee L. Chafee Whitehouse

Class 2	Stanton Bradford R. Greene Ellery Fenner Mathewson Howell Burrill Knight Simmons Clarke Allen Anthony Sheffield Chace Dixon III Wetmore Colt Metcalf Green Pell Reed

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 73011586 LCCN: n90630310

Persondata
Name	Clarke, John H.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	April 1, 1789
Place of birth	Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Date of death	November 23, 1870
Place of death	Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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