Rush Clark

Infobox Congressman
name=Rush Clark


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state=Iowa
district=5th
party=Republican
term=March 4, 1877 – April 29, 1879
preceded=James Wilson
succeeded=William G. Thompson
date of birth=October 1, 1834
place of birth=Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
date of death=April 29, 1879
place of death=Washington, D.C., USA
spouse=
profession=Politician, Lawyer
religion=
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Rush Clark (October 1, 1834 – April 29, 1879) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Iowa.

Born in Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, Clark attended common schools and a local academy in Ligonier, Pennsylvania as a child. He graduated from Jefferson College in 1853, studied law and was admitted to the bar the same year, commencing practice in Iowa City, Iowa. He was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1860 to 1864, serving as Speaker of the House in 1863 and 1864, served on the staff of Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood in 1861 and 1862 and aided in the organization of volunteer regiments from Iowa during the Civil War. Clark was a trustee of the University of Iowa from 1862 to 1866, was again a member of the Iowa House of Representatives in 1876 and was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1876, serving from 1877 until his death in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 1879. He was interned in Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City, Iowa.

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18529045 Rush Clark] at Find A Grave