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Pennsylvanians Past and Present William Clark
William Clark born February 28 1774 in Pax tang Paxtang Dauphin County died March 25 1851. He rose from Scots Irish ancestry to become judge soldier statesman and United States Treasurer. His family fled the Great Runaway and settled along the Susquehanna near Clark’s farm in Paxtang and later Utton County. Clark held roles as land office secretary state treasurer and U S treasurer from 1828 to 1831 while living in Dauphin County and serving in Congress. He fathered eleven children and his descendants remained prominent in Pennsylvania public life.
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William Clark
United States
Paxtang
Jaancaster
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
William Clarke
Rottie
America
Chester County
William
Paxtang Township
Susquehanna River
Clark
William Clerk
Walter
Utton County
Waller
John Ewing
Robert Fruit
Wiliam Gray
Robert
Walter Clark
Ludwig Derr
el Shar
Commonwealth
Committee of Safety
Northumberland County
Wyoming
Harris’ Ferry
Marcar County
John
Bedog
Crawford County
Meadville
Sarah Patterson
Lawrence
Lake Eria
Samuel B. Morgan
Findlay
Dauphin
Lebanon
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
Ciildren