Reader W. Clarke
Reader Wright Clarke | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 |
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Preceded by | Chilton A. White |
Succeeded by | John Armstrong Smith |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Clermont County district |
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In office December 7, 1840 – December 4, 1842 Serving with Gideon Dunham Robert B. Harlan Stephen Evans |
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Preceded by | T. J. Buchanan |
Succeeded by | Thomas Ross D. Fisher John D. White Moses Rees |
Third Auditor of the Treasury | |
In office March 26, 1869 – March 26, 1870 |
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Preceded by | John Wilson |
Succeeded by | Allan Rutherford |
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Born | Bethel, Ohio |
May 18, 1812
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Batavia, Ohio |
Resting place | Union Cemetey, Batavia |
Political party | Whig Republican |
Reader Wright Clarke (May 18, 1812 – May 23, 1872) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Bethel, Ohio, Clarke learned the art of printing. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in Batavia, Ohio. Published a Whig paper in Shawneetown, Illinois, for a few years. He returned to Batavia, Ohio. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1840–1842. Presidential elector in 1844 for Whigs Clay/Frelinghuysen.[1] He served as clerk of the court of Clermont County 1846–1852.
Clarke was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869). Third auditor of the Treasury from March 26, 1869, to March 26, 1870. He was appointed collector of internal revenue in Ohio. He died in Batavia, Ohio, May 23, 1872. He was interred in Union Cemetery.
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th congressional district 1865–1869 |
Succeeded by John A. Smith |
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