Notes for Amos CLARK

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Notes for Amos CLARK

Hon. Amos Clark, Jr., well known as a public man, commenced his political
career in 1866 as a member of the city council of Elizabeth. He was elected
the same year to the State Senate and served until 1869. In 1872 he was
elected to Congress on the Republican ticket and served one term, and it is
said of him that no representative of his district ever did so much, directly
or indirectly for its commercial interests. He has been identified with most
of the prominent enterprises in Elizabeth. He established and for fourteen
years was president of the First National Bank. He was also the founded and
president of the National Fire & Marine Insurance Company. The Newark &
Elizabeth Horse Railroad Company was also the result of his enterprise, and he
held until 1872 the office of its president. He was prominent in the
establishment of the State Agricultural Society and for years practically
carried it through all its difficulties, and until within a few years was its
president. His latest financial venture was the establishment of the Citizens'
Bank, of which he is now president. He is and has been widely interested in
real estate projects, and much of the prosperity of Elizabeth is due to his
enterprise. -- From Stephen Lincoln of Oakham, Mass. (compiled in 1895).
In History of Union County, Vol. II, A. VanDoren Honeyman, pg. 34, it states
that "He served his city and district well, and retired from public life
holding the respect of all men irrespective of party. After his retirement,
Mr. Clark became a resident of Norfolk county, Massachusetts, . . ." [a
reference not noted for its reliability].
It appears, in fact, that Mr. Clark was defeated for reelection for a second
term in Congress, thus his retirement.
Obituary of his sister, Emily A. Clark, printed in the WESTFIELD LEADER, March 4, 1925,
refers to her as "a sister of the late Congressman Amos Clark."
Elizabeth Daily Monitor of Friday,
September 19, 1873 (Whole Number 1,516).
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National Fire and Marine Insurance Co.,
First National Bank Building,
Elizabeth, New Jersey
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Amos Clark, Jr., President.
Jacob Davis, Vice President.
M. F. Cory, Secretary.
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Insures Buildings and Merchandise against loss or damage by Fire, on the
most favorable terms.
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DIRECTORS:
Amos Clark, Jr.
Samuel Bonnell, Jr.
Edward G. Brown
William P. Thompson
Samuel M. Clark
A. D. Mulford
Jacob Davis
John O. Magie
Edward P. Williams
F. W. Foote, Sr.
William J. Magie
Chas. J. Howell
Moses F. Cory
John B. Norton
E. W. Pruden
Joseph Cleveland
Benjamin Ogden
Moses O. Winans
John Kean
A. Q. Thompson
David Mulford
Joseph Cory
Joseph A. Davis
James H. Cory
Henry R. Cannon
Samuel Huntsman
James C. Denman
William A. Morrell
William McKinley
Joseph E. Dunham
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[Copy of paper in possession of Gary Maher of Cranford, NJ 7/2000]
"Miss Mary Lincoln" lived with the family in Elizabeth, New Jersey 1880.
Lived with sister Elizabeth M. Hunter in Tarrytown, Westchester Co., NY in
1900.

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