John T. Clark

John T. Clark

"For other people with a similar name see John Clark"

John T. Clark was an American civil engineer and politician from New York.

Life

He lived at Utica, Oneida County, New York.

He was Resident Engineer and Superintendent of Transportation of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad when on August 9, 1831, the first regular railway passenger service in the United States was begun and acted as conductor of the first journey of the train which was drawn by the "DeWitt Clinton" locomotive.

He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1854 to 1855, elected on the Whig ticket.

ources

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark5.html] Political Graveyard
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA37 Google Book] "The New York Civil List" compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 37f; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
* [http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/brown/chpt37.html] Letter written by Clark relating the maiden voyage of the "DeWitt Clinton", at Rochester history
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B0DE0DE1431E033A25751C0A9639C94629ED7CF] A replica made for the World's Fair, in NYT on May 2, 1893


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Maurice Clark — (born 30 November 1884 in Northampton, Massachusetts; died 27 June 1963 in West Haven, Connecticut) was an American economist whose work combined the rigor of traditional economic analysis with an institutionalist attitude. Academic career Clark… …   Wikipedia

  • John Bates Clark — (* 26. Januar 1847 in Providence; † 21. März 1938 in New York City, New York) war ein US amerikanischer Ökonom der Neoklassik. Er gilt als einer der führenden Autoren der anglo amerikanischen Grenznutzenschule (auch Cambridge School) sowie als… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Littner Clark — Nacimiento 1969 Residencia EE.UU. Nacionalidad estadounidense Campo botánico, curador …   Wikipedia Español

  • John Bullock Clark — (* 17. April 1802 im Madison County, Kentucky; † 29. Oktober 1885 in Fayette, Missouri) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei). Er vertrat den Staat Missouri im US Repräsentantenhaus sowie während des …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John D. Clark — John Drury Clark, Ph.D. (August 15, 1907 July 1988) was a noted American rocket fuel developer, chemist, and science fiction writer and fan. He was instrumental in the revival of interest in Robert E. Howard s Conan stories and influenced the… …   Wikipedia

  • John D. Clark — John Drury Clark, Ph.D. (* 15. August 1907 in Fairbanks, Alaska[1]; † 6. Juli 1988 in Denville, New Jersey) war ein US amerikanischer Raketentreibstoffentwickler, Chemiker und Science Fiction Anhänger sowie Schriftsteller. Er war… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John M. Clark — John Maurice Clark (* 30. November 1884 in Northampton, Massachusetts; † 27. Juni 1963 in Westport, Connecticut) war ein US amerikanischer Ökonom. Clark gilt als Begründer der Theorie des funktionsfähigen Wettbewerbs (engl.: Workable Competition) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Maurice Clark — (* 30. November 1884 in Northampton, Massachusetts; † 27. Juni 1963 in Westport, Connecticut) war ein US amerikanischer Ökonom. Clark gilt als Begründer der Theorie des funktionsfähigen Wettbewerbs (engl.: Workable Competition). Dieser setzt die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Desmond Clark — (* 10. April 1916 in London; † 14. Februar 2002 in Oakland) war ein britischer Archäologe, der auch auf dem Gebiet der Anthropologie und der Paläoanthropologie forschte. Er galt als einer der bedeutendsten Experten des 20. Jahrhunderts für… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Pepper Clark — Bekederemo (born April 6 1935) is a Nigerian poet and playwright who originally published under the name of J.P. Clark. LifeBorn to Ijaw parents, Clark received his early education at the Native Administration School and the prestigious… …   Wikipedia

  • John Bullock Clark — John Bullock Clark, Sr. (April 17, 1802 ndash; October 29, 1885) was a member of both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress.Clark was born in Madison County, Kentucky, a nephew of Congressmen Christopher Henderson Clark and… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”