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 CLARKE

CLARKE

Richard H. was graduated at Georgetown uni- versity in 1846 and practised law in Washington until 1864, when he removed to New York city, and attained a high standing at the bar. He was associated with Charles O'Connor in the Jumel will case, the Forrest divorce case and the case of the United States against Jeflferson Davis: and became counsel of the Emigrant industrial sav- ings bank, and one of the examining covmsel of the Lawyer's title insurance company. He was prominent as a layman in advancing the inter- ests of the Roman Catholic church, was made a trustee of the New York Catholic protectory, and he served for several years as its presi- dent. He introduced the Charitable soci- ety of St. Vincent de Paul in Washington and in New York city, and was elected its vice-president. He was one of the found- ers of the Catholic club and an active promoter of various literary and charitable associations connected with the church. In 1873, Georgetown university con- ferred upon him the degree of LL.D., as did St. John's college, Fordham, in 1891. He was made president of the alumni association of George- town university and the University of Notre Dame conferred upon him a golden cross, appro- priately inscribed, for his services in the Cath- olic church and in literature. His publislied works include The Lives of the Deceased Bishojis of the Catholic Church in the United States (1872-88); The Illustrated Histoi-y of the Catholic Church in the United States (1889); Old and Xew Lights on CoZ!<m6?<s (1893); and many contributions on his torical and religious subjects to periodical liter- ature.

CLARKE, Richard Henry, representative, was born in Marengo county, Ala., Feb. 9, 1843; son of William Edward and Rebecca R. (Raincock) Clarke. He was graduated at the University of Alabama in July, li-01, and served in the Confed- erate arm}- as lieutenant in the first battalion of Alabama artillery. He was admitted to the bar in 1867, was state solicitor for Marengc county from 1872 to 1876, and prosecuting attorney of the 7th judicial circuit, 1876-77. He was a Democratic repre.sentative in the 51st, 52d, 53d and 54th congresses, 1889-97.

CLARKE, Robert, publisher, was born in Annan, Scotland, May 1, 1829. His parents immi-

grated to America in 1840, and settled in Cincin- nati, Ohio, where he was educated at Cincinnati college and at Woodward college. He served as bookkeeper with several firms and in 1856 purcliased the interest of Tobias Lyon in the book- selling firm of Lyon & Patterson, and the follow- ing year the interest of Walter G. Patterson. In 1858, with Roderick D. Burney and John W. Dale he purchased the business of Henry W. Derby & Co., law book publishers, and continued the business of law publishing and of general publish- ing and bookselling. In 1894 their business was incorporated under the name of "The Robert Clarke Company," of which he was president till 1898, when he retired from active participation in the business. He was elected a member of various historical and scientific societies. He edited Col. Georye Rogers Clark's Campaign in the Illinois in 1778 (1869); James McBride's Pioneer Biographies (1869), Capt. James Smith's Captiv- ity irith the Indians (1870); and is the author of The Prehistoric Revmins xvhicli u'ere found on the site of the City of Cincinnati, icith a vindication of the Cincinnati Tablet (1876). He died in Glendale. Ohio, Aug. 26, 1899.

CLARKE, Samuel Fessenden, naturalist, was bom in Geneva, lU., June 4, 1851; son of Samuel Nye and PoUy Hooper (Patten) Clarke; grandson of Fessenden and Nabb}^ Clarke and of William and Sally (Williams) Patten; and a descendant of Thomas Clarke of the Plymouth colony, who, according to current tradition in the early colo- nies, was mate of the Mayfloioer. He was left fatherless in 1856, was educated at the prepara- tory department of Antioch college, Ohio, and at Union school, Ann Arbor, Mich., and after five j-ears spent in business in Chicago, he took a one- year course in chemistry and geology' at An- tioch college. In 1873 he entered the Sheffield scientific school of Yale as a special student in zoology and modern languages, and in 1874 was made assistant in zoologj". He was assistant of zoology in the U.S. fish commission, 1874-76, and in 1876 was appointed fellow in Johns Hopkins university and assistant in biology. In 1881 he was made lecturer in botany at Smith college, Northampton, Mass., and the same year professor of natural history in Williams college. Through his efforts America was first represented at the international zoological station at Naples, a table there being taken by Williams college in lobJ. This was occupied by Professor Clarke in 1884. In 1882 he laid before Professor Hyatt a plan for organizing r.n annual meeting of natu- ralists. Thio plan met with Professor Hyatt's approval and was endorsed by several other emi- nent naturalists. A meeting was then called at Springfield, Mass., and thus was founded the American society of naturalists. He received th»