(Encyclopedia) Lewis and Clark expedition, 1803–6, U.S. expedition that explored the territory of the Louisiana Purchase and the country beyond as far as the Pacific Ocean.
The men were gathered…
(Encyclopedia) Ross, Sir James Clark, 1800–1862, British polar explorer and rear admiral. In 1818 he accompanied his uncle, Sir John Ross, in search of the Northwest Passage and commanded the Erebus…
CLARK, Abraham, a Delegate and a Representative from New Jersey; born near Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J., February 15, 1726; attended private schools; studied law but never practiced;…
Senate Years of Service: 1857-1866 Party: Republican CLARK, Daniel, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Stratham, N.H., October 24, 1809; attended the common schools, Hampton Academy, and…
CLARK, Daniel, a Delegate from the Territory of Orleans; born in Sligo, Ireland, about 1766; educated at Eton and other colleges in England; immigrated to the United States in 1786 and settled in…
CLARK, Frank, a Representative from Florida; born in Eufaula, Barbour County, Ala., March 28, 1860; attended the common schools of Alabama and Georgia; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…
CLARK, Franklin, a Representative from Maine; born in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, August 2, 1801; attended the common schools; engaged in the lumber and shipping business in Wiscasset;…
CLARK, James, (brother of Christopher Henderson Clark and uncle of John Bullock Clark), a Representative from Kentucky; born near the Peaks of Otter in Bedford County, Va., January 16, 1779;…
CLARK, Lincoln, a Representative from Iowa; born in Conway, Franklin County, Mass., August 9, 1800; attended the district and private schools; was graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in…
CLARK, Lot, a Representative from New York; born in Hillsdale, Columbia County, N.Y., May 23, 1788; moved with his parents to Otsego County in 1796; pursued academic studies; studied law; was…
