Charles Nelson Clark (August 21, 1827 – October 4, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Charles N. Clark
Clark in 1896
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
Preceded byWilliam H. Hatch
Succeeded byJames T. Lloyd
Personal details
Born
Charles Nelson Clark

(1827-08-21)August 21, 1827
Cortland County, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 4, 1902(1902-10-04) (aged 75)
Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Resting placeWauseon Cemetery, Wauseon, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materHamilton College
ProfessionPolitician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States (Union)
Branch/serviceUnited States Army (Union Army)
Years of service1861–1863
Unit3rd Illinois Cavalry Regiment

Born in Cortland County, New York, Clark attended Hamilton College, Clinton, New York. He moved to Illinois in 1859. When the Civil War broke out he assisted in raising a company of cavalry, which was made Company G, 3rd Illinois Cavalry Regiment, August 6, 1861, and went directly into service. He became disabled and left the Army in 1863. He settled in Hannibal, Missouri, in April 1865. He became interested in the Mississippi River bottom lands in Illinois and undertook their reclamation.

Clark was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Hannibal, Missouri, October 4, 1902. He was interred in Wauseon Cemetery, Wauseon, Ohio.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Charles N. Clark (id: C000423)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 1st congressional district

1895–1897
Succeeded by