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William Andrews Clark

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William Andrews Clark

Birth
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
2 Mar 1925 (aged 86)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Plot
Oak Hill Plot, Sections 84, 85
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U.S. Senator. Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, he taught school in Iowa, studied law at the Iowa Wesleyan University, then relocated to Central City, Colorado in 1862. The following year, he went to Montana, settled in Bannack and became successful in copper mining. As a member of Montana militia, he served as a Major of a battalion that pursued Chief Joseph and his band of Nez Perce Indians to the Bear Paw Mountains of Montana, in 1877. In 1899, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate, serving until 1907. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed his copper mining and also engaged in railroad interests until his death at age 86. Clark County, Nevada (home of Las Vegas) and Clarkdale, Arizona is named after him.
U.S. Senator. Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, he taught school in Iowa, studied law at the Iowa Wesleyan University, then relocated to Central City, Colorado in 1862. The following year, he went to Montana, settled in Bannack and became successful in copper mining. As a member of Montana militia, he served as a Major of a battalion that pursued Chief Joseph and his band of Nez Perce Indians to the Bear Paw Mountains of Montana, in 1877. In 1899, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate, serving until 1907. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed his copper mining and also engaged in railroad interests until his death at age 86. Clark County, Nevada (home of Las Vegas) and Clarkdale, Arizona is named after him.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7255447/william_andrews-clark: accessed ), memorial page for William Andrews Clark (8 Jan 1839–2 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7255447, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.