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Affiliation | Whig |
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Name | John Hopkins Clarke |
Address | , Rhode Island , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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April 01, 1789
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Died | November 23, 1870
(81 years)
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Contributor | Thomas Walker |
Last Modifed | RBH Feb 05, 2013 03:04pm |
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Info | CLARKE, John Hopkins, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Elizabeth, N.J., April 1, 1789; moved to Providence, R.I., where he studied under a private teacher; graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1809; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Providence in 1812; clerk of the supreme court of Providence County in 1813; proprietor of a distillery in Cranston, R.I., until 1824, when he became a cotton manufacturer in Providence, Pontiac, and Woonsocket; member, State house of representatives 1836-1842, 1845-1847; elected as a Whig to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1853; resumed his former manufacturing pursuits; died in Providence, R.I., November 23, 1870; interment in the North Burial Ground.
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