Clark, Benjamin S.
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Benjamin Clarke was a clock maker in Philadelphia, Penn. from 1791-1848.
From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1795. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668257507
Resident of Malone, N.Y.
From the description of Miscellaneous papers, 1807-1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155486954
Epithet: son of S Clark, annotator of the Bible
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001476.0x000088
Benjamin Clark settled in Malone, NY in 1815. He had three sons and one daughter; his sons names were Samuel S., Benjamin W. and Charles. Clarkwas the first judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1825-1828. In 1819 he was appointed to a building committee to raise funds to build a fireproof clerks office. He also served as Superintendent of the Poor in 1830. From approximately 1826-1851 he and Jacob Wead were one of the principal merchants in Malone owning Clark & Wead, which after Wead's retirement became Benjamin Clark & Sons. Clark also served as trustee in 1831 for Franklin Academy, and was a mortgagor fro 1846-1852 in order to keep the school active. He served as director, president and treasurer of the Franklin County Mutual Insurance Company during the late 1830's.
From the description of Benjamin Clark papers, 1807-1846. (St. Lawrence University). WorldCat record id: 40247440
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Subjects:
- Clocks and watches
- Merchants
- Real property
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- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (as recorded)
- Franklin County (N.Y.) (as recorded)
- New York (State)--Malone (as recorded)
- Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire (as recorded)
- New York (State)--Malone (as recorded)
- Malone (N.Y.) (as recorded)
