Smith Clark Explained

Smith Clark
Death Place:Haddam, Connecticut, US
Alma Mater:Yale College (1817)
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State House:Connecticut
District:Haddam
Term Start:January 1827
Term End:June 1827
Alongside:Simon Shailor
Predecessor:George W. Smith
Successor:Charles Arnold

Smith Clark was a lawyer and legislator in 19th-century Connecticut.

Clark was born in, and went on to graduate from Yale College in 1817. A lifelong lawyer in his home town of Haddam, Connecticut, Clark also served as a probate court judge.

Clark was a representative from Haddam in the Connecticut General Assembly for a single term. In January 1827, Clark took the seat of George W. Smith and served alongside Simon Shailor through that June. Clark's seat was picked up by Charles Arnold the following February.

On September 12, 1876, Clark died at the age of 84; he was survived by one son.