Darius Clark
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Darius Clark was an American physician and politician from New York
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, and commenced practice in Canton, NY, in 1822.
He was appointed Postmaster of Canton in 1843. In 1845 he was one of four coroner
s in St. Lawrence County.
He was an Inspector of State Prisons
from 1850 to 1855, elected on the Democratic ticket in 1849
and 1852, but defeated for re-election on the Hard
ticket in 1855
.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Life
He was the thirteenth and last child of Samuel Clark (b. 1744) and Lucey Clark (b. 1750). He studied medicine at Malone, New YorkMalone (village), New York
-Notable natives:Notable natives include:*William Almon Wheeler served as Vice President of the United States under Rutherford Hayes. Is buried at Morningside Cemetery in Malone....
, and commenced practice in Canton, NY, in 1822.
He was appointed Postmaster of Canton in 1843. In 1845 he was one of four coroner
Coroner
A coroner is a government official who* Investigates human deaths* Determines cause of death* Issues death certificates* Maintains death records* Responds to deaths in mass disasters* Identifies unknown dead* Other functions depending on local laws...
s in St. Lawrence County.
He was an Inspector of State Prisons
New York State Prison Inspector
The Inspector of State Prisons was a statewide elective office created by the New York State Constitution of 1846. At the New York state election, 1847, three Inspectors were elected and then, upon taking office, so classified that henceforth every year one Inspector would be elected to a...
from 1850 to 1855, elected on the Democratic ticket in 1849
New York state election, 1849
The 1849 New York state election was held on November 6, 1849, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, a Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all...
and 1852, but defeated for re-election on the Hard
Barnburners and Hunkers
The Barnburners were the more radical faction of the New York state Democratic Party in the mid 19th century. The term barnburner was derived from the idea of someone who would burn down his own barn to get rid of a rat infestation, in this case those who would destroy all banks and corporations,...
ticket in 1855
New York state election, 1855
The 1855 New York state election was held on November 6, 1855, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, two judges of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as...
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Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 45 and 419; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- His opinion on the "Showering" torture in Showering and Yoking, in NYT on March 1, 1852
- His testimony at a trial for Manslaughter in the Fourth Degree of a man who had killed a girl with cedar oilCedar oilCedar oil, also known as cedarwood oil, is an essential oil derived from the foliage, and sometimes the wood and roots, of various types of conifers, most in the pine or cypress botanical families...
when attempting to induce an abortion, in Boston Medical and Surgical Journal issued by the Massachusetts Medical Society and the New England Surgical Society (1849; page 478) - http://history.rays-place.com/ny/canton-2-ny.htm Canton History, at Ray's Place
- Medical obituaries: American physicians' biographical notices in selected medical journals before 1907 compiled by Lisabeth M. Holloway, Ernest N. Feind & George N. Holloway (Garland Publishing, 1981, ISBN 0824093682 , ISBN 9780824093686) [gives 1870 as deathyear]
- American Biographical Notes by Franklin Benjamin Hough (1875) [gives 1798 as birthyear, and 1871 as deathyear]