BIOGRAPHY OF THE HON. JOSEPH B. CLARK of Manchester NH
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Manchester, A Brief Record of its Past and A Picture of Its Present, 
including an account of is settlement and its growth as town and city; 
a history of its schools, churches, societies, banks, post-offices, 
newspapers and manufactures; a description of its government, police 
and fire department, public buildings, library, water-works, 
cemeteries, streets, streams, railways and bridges; a complete list of 
the selectmen, moderators and clerks of the town and members of the 
councils, marshals and engineers of the city, with the state of the 
cote for mayor at each election; the story of its part in the war of 
the rebellion with a complete list of its soldiers who went ot the war; 
and sketches of its representative citizens; Manchester N.H.; John B. 
Clark; 1875
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THE HON. JOSEPH B. CLARK
Josehp Bond Clark was born at Gilford, NH June 21, 1823. He is the son
of Samuel and Betsy (Clement) Clark, and had four brothers and four
sisters. One brothers--Samuel C., a lawyer at Lake Village NH,-- and a
sister,--Hannah B., wife of William G. Hoyt of Moultonborough NH--
survive.  He lived at Gilford until he was seventeen years of age
and then went to New Hampton Institution and spent three years in
acquiring an education. He entered Brown University at Providence RI
in 1844 and was graduated there in 1848. He then spent six years in 
teaching in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Meanwhile he was studying
law, part of the time with the Hon. Asa Fowler of Concord, and later
with Stephen C. Lyford of Laconia from whose office he was admitted in
1853 to the Belknap county bar.  He was then principal of the academy
at Wolfeborough and continued in that position until he came to
Manchester [NH] in January 1855, and began the practice of his
profession.  In Septemer 1862 he recieved a commission as lieutenant
in the Eleventh regiment and left his business to take part in the War
of the Rebellion.  In March 1863, he was promoted to captain, was 
wounded May 6, 1864, in the battle of the Wilderness, and was discharged
June 4, 1865.
  Mr. Clark was city solicitor in 1858 and 1859, representative in the
state legislature from ward one in 1859 and 1860, and mayor of the city
in 1867.  He was appointed solicitor for Hillsborough county in 1861
and re-appointed in 1866, holding the office for ten years in all. He
was a director of the Merrimack River Bank from its beginning in 1858
until it was succeeded by the First National Bank and has been a
director of the latter since it was organized in 1865.  He has been a
trustee of the Merrimack River Savings Bank from its beginning in 1858
and a director of the Nashua, Acton & Boston Railroad since its
organization in 1872.
  Mr. CLark married September 21, 1862, Mrs. Mary Jane (Peabody) Smith,
daughter of James H. and Roxanna Peabody of this city, who died
August 15, 1873, leaving two children,--Mary P. and Joseph M.
  It will be seen that Mr. Clark has led an active, stirring life since
he came into the practice of his profession. He has taken part in
whatever might be prominent in society at any time, interesting
himself in politics, military affairs, banking, railways, etc. and
his election to the mayoralty of the city testifies to the confidence
with which he has been regarded as a public man.  Cautious, prudent,
and thoughtful, a hard worker and a true friend, he has made a good
name in the city and is favorably known throughout the state. He is
a good citizen and was one of the foremost men and most liberal givers
in the construction of the First Baptist Church.

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