David M. Clark (politician)

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

David M. Clark
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 12, 1880 – January 13, 1884
Preceded byHenry Laurens Dashiell
Succeeded byThomas Weidman
Personal details
Born(1824-07-25)July 25, 1824
Scott County, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJune 25, 1907(1907-06-25) (aged 82)
Fredonia, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Greenback
Republican
OccupationPolitician, farmer

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Senator David M. Clark". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Clark, Dan Elbert (1912). History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa. p. 209.
  4. ^ Benjamin F. Gue, History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century Volume 3, Chapter 8.