John Jones Clarke | |
|---|---|
| 1st Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1846–1846 | |
| Preceded by | Board of Selectmen |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. S. Dearborn |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1853–1853 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| In office 1836–1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 24, 1803 Norton, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 5, 1887 (aged 84)[2] Boston, Massachusetts[2] |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Rebecca Cordis Haswell[3] |
| Children | Mary L. Clarke (Hanson), Haswell C. Clarke |
| Alma mater | Norton, Framingham and Phillips Andover[3] Academies, Harvard College. |
| Profession | Attorney[1] |
John Jones Clarke (February 24, 1803 – November 25, 1887) was an American politician, who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature and as the first Mayor[4] of Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1846.[3]
References[edit]
- A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 327.
- History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904 By Walter Eliot Thwing (1908).
- The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880. Justin Winsor (1881).
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c Hurd, Duane Hamilton Hurd (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume I, Philadelphia, PA: J. Lewis & CO., p. 20
- ^ a b A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 327 Printed by Order of the City Council
- ^ a b c Thwing, Walter Eliot (1908), History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904, Boston, MA: W.A. Butterfield, p. 316
- ^ Winsor, Justin (1881), The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880 Vol. III, Boston, MA: Ticknor and Company, p. 578