David M. Clark (politician) explained

David M. Clark
State Senate:Iowa
District:4th
Term Start:January 12, 1880
Term End:January 13, 1884
Predecessor:Henry Laurens Dashiell
Successor:Thomas Weidman
Birth Date:25 July 1824
Birth Place:Scott County, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:Fredonia, Kansas, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Otherparty:Greenback
Republican
Occupation:Politician, farmer

David M. Clark (July 25, 1824 – June 25, 1907) was an American politician.

Clark was born on July 25, 1824, in Scott County, Indiana. He visited Iowa in 1841 and 1845, before moving to Wapello County in 1849, where he farmed until 1863. That year, Clark moved to New York, Iowa, and established another farm.[1]

Throughout the American Civil War, Clark supported the Republican Party. In 1877, he joined the Greenback Party. While affiliated with the Greenbacks, Clark served a single term on the Iowa Senate for District 4, from 1880 to 1884.[1] During his tenure as a state senator, Clark contested the 1881 Iowa gubernatorial election,[2] and the 1884–85 United States Senate elections.[3] [4] He later joined the Democratic Party.[1]

Clark retired to Fredonia, Kansas, where he died on June 25, 1907.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Senator David M. Clark . October 7, 2024 . Iowa General Assembly.
  2. Book: Guide to U.S. Elections . 9781483380353 . August 20, 2020. Kalb . Deborah . December 24, 2015.
  3. Book: Clark, Dan Elbert . History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa . State Historical Society of Iowa . . 1912 . 209.
  4. [Benjamin F. Gue]