Daniel Clark (290)

Election date: 1769

Blank portrait of a man in mid/late 18th century attire

Daniel Clark (c.1745–?) was a merchant, planter, slaveholder, and a member of the American Philosophical Society, elected in 1769. Born in Sligo, Ireland, Daniel Clark moved to New Orleans around 1770 and became a wealthy merchant, plantation owner, and American consul to the region. He employed his nephew of the same name, who would also become a wealthy merchant and planter in addition to serving as a liaison to Thomas Jefferson regarding the actions of the provincial Spanish Government in the south of what is now the United States (ANB).



290.001
Member: Daniel Clark
☞ Deposition of Daniel Clark, the delegate in the House of Representatives of the United States, from the Territory of Orleans : in relation to the conduct of General James Wilkinson; laid on the clerk's table in obedience to an order of the House of the eighth instant : January 11, 1808 : read : January 13, 1808 : ordered to be printed, and a copy to be transmitted to the president of the United States.
Creator(s): United States. Congress (10th, 1st session : 1807-1808). House. (Corporate Author)
Publication: City of Washington [D.C.]: A. & G. Way, printers, 1808
Subjects:Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825. | Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. | Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807. | Louisiana--Politics and government--1803-1865.


290.002
Member: Daniel Clark
☞ Proofs of the corruption of Gen. James Wilkinson, and of his connexion with Aaron Burr : with a full refutation of his slanderous allegations in relation to the character of the principal witness against him.
Creator(s): Clark, Daniel, Jr., 1766-1813 (Author)
Publication: [Philadelphia]: Wm. Hall, Jun. & Geo. W. Pierie, printers, no. 51, Market-Street, Philadelphia,, 1809
Subjects:Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825. | Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. | Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807. | Louisiana--Politics and government--1803-1865.