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began to teach school, and later started the School- day Visitor, which was afterward merged in St. Nicholas. He became a Methodist Protestant minister in 1861, and was pastor at Philadelphia, Pa., 1861-63; Cincinnati, Ohio, 1863-66; and Pittsburg, Pa., 1866-70. In 18T0 he was ap- pointed editor of the Methodist Recorder, and Our Morning Guide, the official papers issued by the denomination. He wrote Old Lor) Schoolhouse ; CJiristinn Cotirage (1862) ; and Workadwj Christian- ity. He died in Georgia, July 7, 1879.

CLARK, Alonzo, educator, was born in Chester, Mass., March 1, 180?; son of Spencer and Hadassah (Bardwell) Clark. He was graduated at Williams college in 1828, and received the degree of M. D. from the College of pliysicians and sur- geons in New York city in 1835, and from the Berkshire medical college in 1843. From 1841 to 1854 he was professor of the theory and practice of medicine in the Vermont medical college, and held the chair of materia medica at the Berkshire medical college, and that of physiology and pa- thology at the College of physicians and surgeons in New York city, 1848-55. From 1855 to 1882 lie was professor of pathology and practical medi- cine in the latter institution, which in 1861 became the medical department of Columbia college. In 1882 he was made professor emeritus, and from 1875 to 1884 he was president of the faculty of medicine. He was elected president of the New York state medical society in 1853. He received the degree of A.M. from Dartmouth in 1844, and tliat of LL.D. from the University of Vermont in 1853. He died in New York city, Sept. 13, 1887. CLARK, Alonzo Howard, scientist, was born at Boston, Mass., April 13, 1850; son of Thatcher and Abby (Carnes) Clark; grandson of Thatcher and Lydia (Hall") Clark, and of John and Abigail (Lillie) Carnes ; and a lineal descendant of Thomas Clark (1599-1697) of the Plymouth Pilgrims, and of John Carnes of Boston, who died in 1698 ; also a lineal descendant of Elder Brewster, John Howland, Stejihen Hopkins and John Tilley of the May- flower, and of Jolm Haynes, colonial gov- ernor of Mas.sachu- setts and Connecti- cut. He was edu- cated in the public schools of Boston and attended Wesleyan Tiniversity, Middle- town, Conn., from 1877 to 1879. In 1879- 81, as special agent of the tenth census he was engaged in investigation of the fisheries of New

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England, especially the whale and seal fish- eries. He was on the staff of the commissioner of the United States at the International fisheries exhibition in London in 1883. He was appointed by President Cleveland one of the expert commissioners to the Paris expo- sition of 1889, where he studied and reported on the food industries of the world. In 1881 he became connected with the United States fish commission and with the Smithsonian institu- tion and National museum as editor of publica- tions and curator of historical collections, and in 1894 editor of tlie Smithsonian institution. In 1889 he was elected assistant secretary and cura- tor of the American historical association, and ^vas also made a member of several scientific so- cieties. In 1892 he was elected secretary -general and later registrar-general of the National society of Sons of the American Revolution. He was as- sociate author with Dr. G. Brown Goode of five volumes on the history and present condition of the fisheries of the United States, and published a report on the food industries of the world, be- sides contributing historical articles to maga- zines antl newspapers.

CLARK, Alvan, optician, was born in Ash- field, Franklin county, Mass., March 8, 1804, fifth son of Abram and Mary (Bassett) Clark, and de- scended from Thomas Clark of the May- flower. His grand- fathers on both sides were engaged in the whaling business, and his father was a farm- er and conducted a saw and grist mill. Alvan attended the district school and worked on the farm and in the mills imtil he was seventeen. He then began a -

course of self educa- ^^.^^ ^^Arlt^. tion in drawing and

engraving, meanwhile visiting Hartford, where he gained some general knowledge of art from the galleries. In 1824 he found employment for a few months in Boston as an engra^-er. He then returned to Ashfield and made water- color and India-ink portraits for neighboring families, after which he engaged as an engraver in a calico-printing establishment in Ea.st Chelms- ford. He was married March 25, 1826, to Maria, daughter of Asher Pease, and worked as an en- graver in Providence, R.I., New York city, and Fall River, Mass. In 1835 he gave up engraving to engage in portrait and miniature painting in Boston. In 1844 his son, George Bassett Clark,