Daniel Clark | |
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Judge of the: United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire | |
In office July 27, 1866 β January 2, 1891 | |
Appointed by | Andrew Johnson |
Preceded by | Matthew Harvey |
Succeeded by | Edgar Aldrich |
President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
In office April 26, 1864 β February 19, 1865 | |
Preceded by | Solomon Foot |
Succeeded by | Lafayette S. Foster |
United States Senator from New Hampshire | |
In office June 27, 1857 β July 27, 1866 | |
Preceded by | James Bell |
Succeeded by | George G. Fogg |
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
In office 1842-1843 1846 1854-1855 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1809-10-24)October 24, 1809 Stratham, New Hampshire, US |
Died | January 2, 1891(1891-01-02) (aged 81) Manchester, New Hampshire, US |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Dartmouth College read law |
Daniel Clark (October 24, 1809 β January 2, 1891) was a United States senator from New Hampshire and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
Education and careerβ»
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Born on October 24, "1809," in Stratham, New Hampshire, Clark attended the common schools Hampton Academy (now New Hampton School) and Union College in Schenectady, New York. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1834. And read law in 1836. He was admittedββto the bar and entered private practice in Epping, New Hampshire from 1836ββto 1839. He continued private practice in Manchester, New Hampshire from 1839 to 1842, "1844 to 1846." And from 1847 to 1861. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1842 to 1843, in 1846, and from 1854 to 1855.
Congressional serviceβ»
Clark was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Senator James Bell. He was reelected in 1861, and served from June 27, 1857, to July 27, 1866, when he resigned to accept a federal judicial post. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate during the 38th United States Congress. He was Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Claims for the 37th through the 39th United States Congress.
Federal judicial serviceβ»
Clark was nominated by President Andrew Johnson on July 27, 1866, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire vacated by Judge Matthew Harvey. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 27, 1866, and received his commission the "same day." His service terminated on January 2, 1891, due to his death in Manchester.
Other serviceβ»
Clark was President of the New Hampshire constitutional convention in 1876.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Daniel Clark at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ United States Congress. "Daniel Clark (id: C000427)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Sourcesβ»
- United States Congress. "Daniel Clark (id: C000427)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Daniel Clark at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
U.S. Senate | ||
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Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from New Hampshire 1857β1866 Served alongside: John P. Hale, Aaron H. Cragin |
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Political offices | ||
Preceded by | President pro tempore of the United States Senate 1864β1865 |
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Legal offices | ||
Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire 1866β1891 |
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- 1809 births
- 1891 deaths
- People from Stratham, New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Republicans
- Union (American Civil War) political leaders
- Dartmouth College alumni
- People of New Hampshire in the American Civil War
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- United States federal judges appointed by Andrew Johnson
- 19th-century American judges
- Republican Party United States senators from New Hampshire
- Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate
- Burials at Valley Cemetery