Clark, J. Henry (James Henry), 1814-1869

J. (James) Henry Clark (1814-1869), a Newark, N.J. (Essex County) physician. In 1856, he founded the Newark Eye and Ear Infirmary, the first organization of its kind in New Jersey. President of the Essex District Medical Society in 1867, he also decided disability and pension cases until his death in Montclair, N.J. in 1869. His son, James Henry Clark, Jr. (1853-1945), also a Newark physician, served as an eye and ear surgeon at St. Michael's Hospital in Newark (1883-1915), and as Newark police surgeon (1886-1920).

From the description of Papers, 1836-1914. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 38866642