Stephen Clark (New York treasurer)
Stephen Clark | |
|---|---|
| New York State Treasurer | |
| In office 1856–1857 | |
| Preceded by | Elbridge G. Spaulding |
| Succeeded by | Isaac V. Vanderpoel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1792 Malta, New York |
| Died | April 20, 1871 (aged 79) Albany County, New York |
| Political party | American Party |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Clark (1801-1842) Sarah Lousia Clark (1810-1898) |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Albany, New York |
Stephen Clark (February 22, 1792 – April 20, 1871) was an American politician who served as the 23rd Treasurer of New York State.
Biography
He was a contractor and participated in the re-construction of the Long Bridge over the Potomac River which opened in 1835; and the construction of the High Bridge in New York City which opened in 1848.
He was a
New York State Constitution
of 1846, and left the Canal Commission at the end of 1847.
He was elected
ex officio
member of any executive board, but only for his acts as Treasurer regarding the public funds, and the suspension was revoked.
Personal life
He lived at Albany, New York. On February 4, 1818, he married Pamelia Fay (1801–1842), and they had five children. Clark died on April 20, 1871, and was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York.[1]
References
Sources
- [2] Political Graveyard
- [3] The American Party ticket, in The New York Times on October 18, 1855
- [4] Charges before the Governor, in The New York Times on June 23, 1856
- [5] Suspension by the Governor, in The New York Times on June 24, 1856
- [6] The controversy over the Treasurer's suspension, and Clark's answer to the Governor, in The New York Times on July 11, 1856
- [7] The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 35f and 42; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- Fay Genealogy (1898; page 90)