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Clark, Daniel

Born October 24, 1809, in Stratham, NH
Died January 2, 1891, in Manchester, NH

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Nominated by Andrew Johnson on July 27, 1866, to a seat vacated by Matthew Harvey. Confirmed by the Senate on July 27, 1866, and received commission on July 27, 1866. Service terminated on January 2, 1891, due to death.

Education:
Dartmouth College, 1834
Read law, 1836

Professional Career:

Private practice, Epping, New Hampshire, 1836-1839
Private practice, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1839-1842, 1844-1846, 1847-1856, 1856-1861
State representative, New Hampshire, 1842-1843, 1846, 1854-1855
U.S. senator from New Hampshire, 1857-1866

Manuscript Collections

Dartmouth College
Hanover, N.H.
Daniel Clark papers, 1858-1882.
15 items; correspondence.

Portraits

Hon. Daniel Clark of N.H; artist unknown; Glass, wet collodion negative; between 1855 and 1865; Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., ref. #: LC-BH82-5084 C. No known restrictions on publication.

Additional images:

Daniel Clark (1809-1891); by Mathew B. Brady & Studio; Albumen silver print on card; ca. 1860-1888; Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum, record identifier: 120.1976.8551; On loan from the Historical Photographs and Special Visual Collections Department, Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library, Cambridge, Mass.

Daniel Clark; by S. Piper; Photograph; n.d.; New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, ref. # S1997.73.

Daniel Clark; by James Earle McClees and Julian Vannerson; Salted paper print; ca. 1859; National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., ref. #: S/NPG.87.42.20.

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