Enoch White Clark
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Enoch White Clark was the founder of E. W. Clark & Co., a prominent financial firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, that helped the U.S. government finance the Mexican–American War
. In 1857, Clark was listed as one of Philadelphia's 25 millionaires.
, who emigrated from England in 1630, and moved to the town of East Hampton in 1639. In 1837 he founded E. W. Clark & Co. He died on August 4, 1856 of nicotine poisoning
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Enoch White Clark (1802 - August 4, 1856) was the founder of E. W. Clark & Co., a prominent financial firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, that helped the U.S. government finance the Mexican–American War
. In 1857, Clark was listed as one of Philadelphia's 25 millionaires.
, who emigrated from England in 1630, and moved to the town of East Hampton in 1639. In 1837 he founded E. W. Clark & Co. He died on August 4, 1856 of nicotine poisoning
.
Enoch White Clark (1802 - August 4, 1856) was the founder of E. W. Clark & Co., a prominent financial firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, that helped the U.S. government finance the Mexican–American War
. In 1857, Clark was listed as one of Philadelphia's 25 millionaires.
, who emigrated from England in 1630, and moved to the town of East Hampton in 1639. In 1837 he founded E. W. Clark & Co. He died on August 4, 1856 of nicotine poisoning
.
Clark was the patriarch of a family that gained much prominence in Philadelphia and national affairs. He married Sarah Crawford Dodge and had at least two sons:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, that helped the U.S. government finance the Mexican–American War
Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War, also known as the First American Intervention, the Mexican War, or the U.S.–Mexican War, was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S...
. In 1857, Clark was listed as one of Philadelphia's 25 millionaires.
Biography
He was born in 1802 in East Hampton, Massachusetts, a descendant of Captain William ClarkWilliam Clark
William Clark was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in prestatehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri...
, who emigrated from England in 1630, and moved to the town of East Hampton in 1639. In 1837 he founded E. W. Clark & Co. He died on August 4, 1856 of nicotine poisoning
Nicotine poisoning
Nicotine poisoning describes the symptoms of the toxic effects of consuming nicotine, which can potentially be deadly. Historically, most cases of nicotine poisoning have been the result of use of nicotine as an insecticide....
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Enoch White Clark (1802 - August 4, 1856) was the founder of E. W. Clark & Co., a prominent financial firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, that helped the U.S. government finance the Mexican–American War
Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War, also known as the First American Intervention, the Mexican War, or the U.S.–Mexican War, was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S...
. In 1857, Clark was listed as one of Philadelphia's 25 millionaires.
Biography
He was born in 1802 in East Hampton, Massachusetts, a descendant of Captain William ClarkWilliam Clark
William Clark was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in prestatehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri...
, who emigrated from England in 1630, and moved to the town of East Hampton in 1639. In 1837 he founded E. W. Clark & Co. He died on August 4, 1856 of nicotine poisoning
Nicotine poisoning
Nicotine poisoning describes the symptoms of the toxic effects of consuming nicotine, which can potentially be deadly. Historically, most cases of nicotine poisoning have been the result of use of nicotine as an insecticide....
.
Enoch White Clark (1802 - August 4, 1856) was the founder of E. W. Clark & Co., a prominent financial firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, that helped the U.S. government finance the Mexican–American War
Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War, also known as the First American Intervention, the Mexican War, or the U.S.–Mexican War, was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S...
. In 1857, Clark was listed as one of Philadelphia's 25 millionaires.
Biography
He was born in 1802 in East Hampton, Massachusetts, a descendant of Captain William ClarkWilliam Clark
William Clark was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in prestatehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri...
, who emigrated from England in 1630, and moved to the town of East Hampton in 1639. In 1837 he founded E. W. Clark & Co. He died on August 4, 1856 of nicotine poisoning
Nicotine poisoning
Nicotine poisoning describes the symptoms of the toxic effects of consuming nicotine, which can potentially be deadly. Historically, most cases of nicotine poisoning have been the result of use of nicotine as an insecticide....
.
Descendants of Enoch White Clark
Clark was the patriarch of a family that gained much prominence in Philadelphia and national affairs. He married Sarah Crawford Dodge and had at least two sons:
- Edward White ClarkEdward White ClarkEdward White Clark was the head of E. W. Clark & Company, a prominent financial firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
, (1828–1904). Edward married Mary Todhunter Sill (1835–1908) on July 18, 1855. They had six children:- Edward Walter Clark II, (1858–1946), commodore of the Philadelphia Corinthian Yacht ClubPhiladelphia Corinthian Yacht ClubThe Philadelphia Corinthian Yacht Club or sometimes Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia is a yacht club near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its clubhouse and dock are located at 300 W...
and senior partner in E.W. Clark & Co. He married Lydia Jane Clark. They had at least one child:- Edward Walter Clark IIIEdward Walter Clark IIIEdward Walter Clark III , was an investment banker with E. W. Clark & Co.-Biography:He was born in 1885 to Edward Walter Clark II and attended Harvard University where in 1908, he won golf's Presidents Cup .-References:...
(1885–1939), who won golf's Presidents Cup (Harvard) in 1908.
- Edward Walter Clark III
- Clarence Munroe Clark (1859–1937), U.S. tennis doubles champion, partner in E.W. Clark & Co.
- Joseph Sill Clark, Sr.Joseph Clark (tennis)Joseph Sill Clark, Sr. was a champion American tennis player. Clark won 1885 U.S. National Championship in doubles, partnering with Dick Sears. He was also the inaugural singles and doubles national collegiate champion, in 1883...
(1861–1956), U.S. tennis champion. He married Kate Richmond Avery, sister-in-law to the inventor of Tabasco sauceEdmund McIlhennyEdmund McIlhenny was an American businessman and manufacturer who invented Tabasco brand pepper sauce.-Origin:Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1815, Edmund McIlhenny moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, around 1840, finding work in the Louisiana banking industry...
, on November 26, 1896, on Avery Island, LouisianaAvery Island, LouisianaAvery Island is a salt dome best known as the source of Tabasco sauce. Located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, it is about three miles inland from Vermilion Bay, which in turn opens onto the Gulf of Mexico...
. In 2002, Avery Clark's will bequeathed $1,950,226.11 to Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. They had two sons:- Joseph Sill Clark, Jr. (1901–1990), mayor of Philadelphia and a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, and Avery B. Clark (d. July 14, 1957. They had at least three grandchildren: Clark Jr.'s children Joseph S. Clark III and Noel (Clark) Miller (née Clark), and Avery's daughter Kate Avery Clark.
- Herbert L. Clark (1865–1940). Partner in E.W. Clark & Co. Opposed ProhibitionProhibitionProhibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the...
. His 1913 residence became the clubhouse of the Overbrook Golf Club. - Marion Clark (1867–1938). Married Louis Childs Madeira (1853–1930) in 1890. They had three children:
- Edward W. Madeira
- Crawford Clark Madeira (1894–1967). He married Sarah Claypool Neilson in 1918. They had three children, Crawford Clark Madeira (1929–2009), Harry R. Madeira, and Lewis Neilson Madeira (University of Pennsylvania class of 1943, non-grad.), who had at least one child, Lewis Neilson Madeira, Jr. (University of Pennsylvania class of 1967), who had at least one child: David Clark Madeira (University of Pennsylvania class of 1989; M.G.A. 1996).
- Elizabeth Madeira (1906–2001)
- Percy Hamilton Clark (1873–1965), a top U.S. cricket player. He married Elizabeth Roberts, daughter of the president of the Pennsylvania RailroadPennsylvania RailroadThe Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
. They had at least one child:- Mary Todhunter "Tod" ClarkMary RockefellerMary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller was the first wife of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, a Governor of New York. He served, after their divorce, as the 41st Vice President of the United States.-Biography:...
(1907–1999), who in 1930 married the future New York governor and U.S. vice president Nelson RockefellerNelson RockefellerNelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the 41st Vice President of the United States , serving under President Gerald Ford, and the 49th Governor of New York , as well as serving the Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower administrations in a variety of positions...
. They had five children. They divorced in 1962, which was considered to have hurt Nelson's 1964 bid to become the GOP's candidate for U.S. president.- Rodman RockefellerRodman RockefellerRodman Clark Rockefeller was the oldest son of former U.S. Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and his wife Mary Todhunter "Tod" Clark, and was a fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family.-Biography:...
- Anne Rockefeller
- Steven Clark Rockefeller
- twins Michael Clark RockefellerMichael RockefellerMichael Clark Rockefeller , was the youngest son of New York Governor Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Mary Todhunter Rockefeller and a fourth generation member of the Rockefeller family...
and Mary Rockefeller.
- Rodman Rockefeller
- Mary Todhunter "Tod" Clark
- Edward Walter Clark II, (1858–1946), commodore of the Philadelphia Corinthian Yacht Club
- Clarence Howard Clark, Sr. (1833–1906). Clarence Clark married Amie Hampton Wescott, who died in 1870 during childbirth. They had at least one child:
- Clarence Howard Clark, Jr.Clarence Howard Clark, Jr.Clarence Howard Clark, Jr. was a financier in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for 10 years the president of the Centennial National Bank there.-Biography:...
(1862–1916); In 1873, he married Marie Motley Davis and they had a son, Charles.
- Clarence Howard Clark, Jr.
