Clark Bentom

Clark Bentom (c. 1774 – c. 1820 ) was a missionary and surgeon from England who was a missionary at Quebec from 1800 to 1805.

Bentom had a conregation and conducted a Presbyterian style ministry with varied success. He was not accepted by the established clergy in the city and was eventually jailed for performing baptisims , marriages, and burials without authorization for civil registers.

His time in Quebec was notable in advancing the rights of non - Catholics and non - Anglicans to worship in freedom and be protected by law.

References

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

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Name	Bentom, Clark
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Date of birth	1774
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Date of death	1820
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