CLARKE
CLARKE
Richard H. was graduated at Georgetown uni-
versity in 1846 and practised law in Washington
until 1864, when he removed to New York city,
and attained a high standing at the bar. He was
associated with Charles O'Connor in the Jumel
will case, the Forrest divorce case and the case
of the United States against Jeflferson Davis: and
became counsel of the Emigrant industrial sav-
ings bank, and one of the examining covmsel of
the Lawyer's title insurance company. He was
prominent as a layman in advancing the inter-
ests of the Roman
Catholic church, was
made a trustee of the
New York Catholic
protectory, and he
served for several
years as its presi-
dent. He introduced
the Charitable soci-
ety of St. Vincent de
Paul in Washington
and in New York city,
and was elected its
vice-president. He
was one of the found-
ers of the Catholic
club and an active promoter of various literary
and charitable associations connected with the
church. In 1873, Georgetown university con-
ferred upon him the degree of LL.D., as did St.
John's college, Fordham, in 1891. He was made
president of the alumni association of George-
town university and the University of Notre
Dame conferred upon him a golden cross, appro-
priately inscribed, for his services in the Cath-
olic church and in literature. His publislied
works include The Lives of the Deceased Bishojis of
the Catholic Church in the United States (1872-88);
The Illustrated Histoi-y of the Catholic Church in the
United States (1889); Old and Xew Lights on
CoZ!<m6?<s (1893); and many contributions on his
torical and religious subjects to periodical liter-
ature.
CLARKE, Richard Henry, representative, was born in Marengo county, Ala., Feb. 9, 1843; son of William Edward and Rebecca R. (Raincock) Clarke. He was graduated at the University of Alabama in July, li-01, and served in the Confed- erate arm}- as lieutenant in the first battalion of Alabama artillery. He was admitted to the bar in 1867, was state solicitor for Marengc county from 1872 to 1876, and prosecuting attorney of the 7th judicial circuit, 1876-77. He was a Democratic repre.sentative in the 51st, 52d, 53d and 54th congresses, 1889-97.
CLARKE, Robert, publisher, was born in Annan, Scotland, May 1, 1829. His parents immi-
grated to America in 1840, and settled in Cincin-
nati, Ohio, where he was educated at Cincinnati
college and at Woodward college. He served as
bookkeeper with several firms and in 1856
purcliased the interest of Tobias Lyon in the book-
selling firm of Lyon & Patterson, and the follow-
ing year the interest of Walter G. Patterson. In
1858, with Roderick D. Burney and John W. Dale
he purchased the business of Henry W. Derby
& Co., law book publishers, and continued the
business of law publishing and of general publish-
ing and bookselling. In 1894 their business was
incorporated under the name of "The Robert
Clarke Company," of which he was president till
1898, when he retired from active participation
in the business. He was elected a member of
various historical and scientific societies. He
edited Col. Georye Rogers Clark's Campaign in the
Illinois in 1778 (1869); James McBride's Pioneer
Biographies (1869) , Capt. James Smith's Captiv-
ity irith the Indians (1870); and is the author of
The Prehistoric Revmins xvhicli u'ere found on the
site of the City of Cincinnati, icith a vindication
of the Cincinnati Tablet (1876). He died in
Glendale. Ohio, Aug. 26, 1899.
CLARKE, Samuel Fessenden, naturalist, was bom in Geneva, lU., June 4, 1851; son of Samuel Nye and PoUy Hooper (Patten) Clarke; grandson of Fessenden and Nabb}^ Clarke and of William and Sally (Williams) Patten; and a descendant of Thomas Clarke of the Plymouth colony, who, according to current tradition in the early colo- nies, was mate of the Mayfloioer. He was left fatherless in 1856, was educated at the prepara- tory department of Antioch college, Ohio, and at Union school, Ann Arbor, Mich., and after five j-ears spent in business in Chicago, he took a one- year course in chemistry and geology' at An- tioch college. In 1873 he entered the Sheffield scientific school of Yale as a special student in zoology and modern languages, and in 1874 was made assistant in zoologj". He was assistant of zoology in the U.S. fish commission, 1874-76, and in 1876 was appointed fellow in Johns Hopkins university and assistant in biology. In 1881 he was made lecturer in botany at Smith college, Northampton, Mass., and the same year professor of natural history in Williams college. Through his efforts America was first represented at the international zoological station at Naples, a table there being taken by Williams college in lobJ. This was occupied by Professor Clarke in 1884. In 1882 he laid before Professor Hyatt a plan for organizing r.n annual meeting of natu- ralists. Thio plan met with Professor Hyatt's approval and was endorsed by several other emi- nent naturalists. A meeting was then called at Springfield, Mass., and thus was founded the American society of naturalists. He received th»
