daniel, clark, hampshire, politician, daniel, clark, october, 1809, january, 1891, united, states, senator, from, hampshire, united, states, district, judge, united, states, district, court, district, hampshire, daniel, clarkjudge, united, states, district, co. Daniel Clark October 24 1809 January 2 1891 was a United States senator from New Hampshire and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire Daniel ClarkJudge of the United States District Court for the District of New HampshireIn office July 27 1866 January 2 1891Appointed byAndrew JohnsonPreceded byMatthew HarveySucceeded byEdgar AldrichPresident pro tempore of the United States SenateIn office April 26 1864 February 19 1865Preceded bySolomon FootSucceeded byLafayette S FosterUnited States Senatorfrom New HampshireIn office June 27 1857 July 27 1866Preceded byJames BellSucceeded byGeorge G FoggMember of the New Hampshire House of RepresentativesIn office 1842 184318461854 1855Personal detailsBorn 1809 10 24 October 24 1809Stratham New Hampshire USDiedJanuary 2 1891 1891 01 02 aged 81 Manchester New Hampshire USPolitical partyRepublicanEducationDartmouth Collegeread law Contents 1 Education and career 2 Congressional service 3 Federal judicial service 3 1 Other service 4 References 5 SourcesEducation and career edit nbsp Daniel Clark photograph by Mathew Brady Born on October 24 1809 in Stratham New Hampshire 1 Clark attended the common schools Hampton Academy now New Hampton School and Union College in Schenectady New York 2 He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1834 and read law in 1836 1 He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Epping New Hampshire from 1836 to 1839 1 He continued private practice in Manchester New Hampshire from 1839 to 1842 1844 to 1846 and from 1847 to 1861 1 He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1842 to 1843 in 1846 and from 1854 to 1855 1 Congressional service editClark was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Senator James Bell 2 He was reelected in 1861 and served from June 27 1857 to July 27 1866 when he resigned to accept a federal judicial post 2 He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate during the 38th United States Congress 2 He was Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Claims for the 37th through the 39th United States Congress 2 Federal judicial service editClark was nominated by President Andrew Johnson on July 27 1866 to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire vacated by Judge Matthew Harvey 1 He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 27 1866 and received his commission the same day 1 His service terminated on January 2 1891 due to his death in Manchester 1 Other service edit Clark was President of the New Hampshire constitutional convention in 1876 2 References edit a b c d e f g h Daniel Clark at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center a b c d e f United States Congress Daniel Clark id C000427 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Sources editUnited States Congress Daniel Clark id C000427 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Daniel Clark at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center U S Senate Preceded byJames Bell U S senator Class 3 from New Hampshire1857 1866 Served alongside John P Hale Aaron H Cragin Succeeded byGeorge G Fogg Political offices Preceded bySolomon Foot President pro tempore of the United States Senate1864 1865 Succeeded byLafayette S Foster Legal offices Preceded byMatthew Harvey Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire1866 1891 Succeeded byEdgar Aldrich Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel Clark New Hampshire politician amp oldid 1217311397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
