Notes for James CLARK

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Notes for James CLARK

See Pierson Chart.
There is much information about this man and his family in the "History of
Plainfield", which is available, among other places, at the Elizabeth, New
Jersey library as of September 2001.
JAMES CLARK
Plainfield, N.J., Jan. 22 - James Clark, one of the wealthiest residents of Union County, died at his home in this city after an illness of three days, from pneumonia. He was born in Westfield in 1821, and when a very young man went to St. Louis, where
he engaged in the manufacture of leather. The firm became one of the largest in the Middle West, and did an immense business. The founder retired several years ago, but it is still continued as the James Clark Leather Corporation.
Mr. Clark contributed largely to local institutions, his last gift being $10,000 to the Plainfield Children's Hospital and $5,000 to Warren Chapel. His wealth is rated at $10,000,000, consisting mostly of St. Louis real estate. He made his home in this
city since 1860. He was a descendant of Abram Clark, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
He is survived by a widow and two sons, James E. Clark, a Boston business man, and Frank L. Clark of this city. He was a member of the Order of Odd Fellows, and in 1894 the lodge in St. Louis to which he belonged gave him a golden jubilee, as he had
been connected with it fifty years. The function was attended by officials from all parts of the West. Mr. Clark had also been a member of the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church for many years.
[New York Times, 23 January 1904, p. 9]
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