Letter book, 1836-1839.

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Letter book, 1836-1839.

This volume contains transcriptions of official letters to and from Governor James Clark.

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Clark, James, 1779-1839

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James Clark (1779-1839) was a United States representative from Kentucky, 1813-1816 and 1825-1831. He was also a circuit judge, state legislator, and governor of Kentucky, 1836-1839. From the guide to the James Clark Letter, ., 23 January 1826, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Kentucky. Governor (1836-1839 : Clark)

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James Clark served as Kentucky's thirteenth governor. He was the first Whig candidate to be elected to the office. Clark was born in 1779 in Bedford County, Virginia. The family settled near the Kentucky River in Clark County, Kentucky when Clark was still a child. He went to Virginia to study law under his older brother, returned to Kentucky and opened a practice in Winchester, and was admitted to the bar in 1797. Clark soon became interested in politics and...