John Clark (Politician) - Trivia, Family, Bio

Publish date: 2024-09-26

Member of the Federalist Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware from 1817 to 1820. One of his main focuses as Governor was to improve public education.

Before Fame

He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and worked as a farmer.

Trivia

No known portrait of him exists.

Family Life

He married Sarah Cook in 1784 and they had a child named Mary.

Associated With

Another politician who served Delaware like him is Joe Biden.

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