John Hopkins Clarke
John Hopkins Clarke | |
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| United States Senator from Rhode Island | |
| In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | James F. Simmons |
| Succeeded by | Philip Allen |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
| In office 1836–1842 1845–1847 | |
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| Born | April 1, 1789 Manufacturer |
John Hopkins Clarke (April 1, 1789 – November 23, 1870) was a
Providence County in 1813 and proprietor of a distillery in Cranston until 1824, when he became a cotton manufacturer in Providence, Pontiac, and Woonsocket. He was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
from 1836 to 1842 and 1845 to 1847.
Clarke was elected as a Whig to the US Senate and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1853; he resumed his former manufacturing pursuits and died in Providence in 1870. The interment was in the North Burial Ground.
References
- United States Congress. "John Hopkins Clarke (id: C000466)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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