John Bullock Clark Jr.

John Bullock Clark Jr.
Brigadier General
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Carthage Battle of Springfield Battle of Pea Ridge Battle of Pleasant Hill Price's Raid
Other work	U.S. Congressman from Missouri

John Bullock Clark Jr. (January 14, 1831 – September 7, 1903) was a general in the

.

Biography

Clark was born in Fayette, Missouri, the son of John Bullock Clark, a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives. He attended Fayette Academy and the University of Missouri before spending two years in California for travel and adventure. Clark moved to the East and graduated from the law department of Harvard University in 1854. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in his native Fayette from 1855 until the commencement of the Civil War.

He entered the Confederate army as a

.

After the war, he resumed his law practice in Fayette and was elected as a

from 1883 until 1889, when he retired from politics.

He engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C. until his death in that city. He was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.

Clark is the namesake of the city of Clark, Missouri.^[1]

See also

• List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)

Notes

References

• United States Congress. "John Bullock Clark Jr. (id: C000442)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-04-30
• Eicher, John H., and
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• Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988.
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• ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by District created	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 11th congressional district 1873-1883	Succeeded by Richard P. Bland
Government offices
Preceded by Edward McPherson	Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1883–1889	Succeeded by Edward McPherson