Freeman Clarke (March 22, 1809 – June 24, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War.
Freeman Clarke | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Charles C. B. Walker |
| Constituency | 28th district (1871–73) 29th district (1873–75) |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Van Valkenburgh |
| Succeeded by | Roswell Hart |
| Constituency | 28th district |
| 2nd Comptroller of the Currency | |
| In office March 9, 1865 – July 24, 1866 | |
| President | Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson |
| Preceded by | Hugh McCulloch |
| Succeeded by | Hiland R. Hulburd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 22, 1809 Troy, New York |
| Died | June 24, 1887 (aged 78) Rochester, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
Born in Troy, New York, Clarke went into business for himself at the age of fifteen. He began his financial career as cashier of the Bank of Orleans, Albion, New York. He moved to Rochester, New York, in 1845.
He became director and president of banks, railroads, and telegraph and trust companies of Rochester and New York City, and later served as delegate to the Whig National Convention at Baltimore in 1852 and as vice president of the first Republican State convention of New York in 1854.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1867.
Clarke was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865). He was Comptroller of the Currency from March 9, 1865, to February 6, 1867.
Clarke was again elected to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875).
He died in Rochester, New York, on June 24, 1887, and was interred at Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY.
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- United States Congress. "Freeman Clarke (id: C000461)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Freeman Clarke at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress