1. Lincoln Clark was a lawyer and one-term Democratic US Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district.
11 Facts About Lincoln Clark
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Lincoln Clark's life began and ended in the same small town in western Massachusetts, but included service in every branch of Alabama state government, the US Congress, and the Iowa General Assembly.
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Lincoln Clark served as member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1834,1835, and 1845.
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Lincoln Clark was elected Alabama Attorney General by the Legislature in 1839.
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Lincoln Clark delivered an oration in Tuscaloosa in 1845 commemorating Andrew Jackson.
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Lincoln Clark was appointed circuit judge by Governor Benjamin Fitzpatrick in 1846.
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Lincoln Clark served in the Thirty-second Congress, from March 4,1851, to March 3,1853.
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Two years later, Lincoln Clark tried again to regain his seat, but was defeated.
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In 1857, Lincoln Clark was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives, and played an important role in adapting the laws to the new Iowa Constitution.
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Lincoln Clark eventually left Iowa to practice law in Chicago, Illinois.
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Lincoln Clark was appointed United States Register in Bankruptcy in 1866.