# Newcomb Clark

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{{Short description|American politician (1840–1913)}}
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| name          = Newcomb Clark
| image         =
| office        = [Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives](/source/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Michigan_House_of_Representatives)
| term_start    = January 7, 1885
| term_end      = 1886
| predecessor   = [Sumner Howard](/source/Sumner_Howard)
| successor     = [Daniel P. Markey](/source/Daniel_P._Markey)
| state_house2  = Michigan
| district2     = [Bay County](/source/Bay_County%2C_Michigan) 2nd
| term_start2   = January 1, 1883
| term_end2     = 1886
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1840|9|23}}
| birth_place   = [Sullivan County, New York](/source/Sullivan_County%2C_New_York)
| death_date    = {{death year and age|1913|1840}}
| death_place   = [Ocean Springs, Mississippi](/source/Ocean_Springs%2C_Mississippi)
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| party         = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
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| allegiance    = {{army|United States}}
| branch        = 
| service_years = 1861-1865
| rank          = Lieutenant Colonel
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| battles       = [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War)
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'''Newcomb Clark''' (September 23, 1840 – 1913) was the [Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives](/source/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Michigan_House_of_Representatives) from 1885 to 1886.

== Early life ==
Clark was born in [Sullivan County, New York](/source/Sullivan_County%2C_New_York) on September 23, 1840. Around 1841, Clark moved to [Oxford](/source/Oxford%2C_Michigan), [Oakland County, Michigan](/source/Oakland_County%2C_Michigan).<ref name="legislator_clark">{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2070 |title=Legislator Details - Colonel Newcomb Clark |publisher=[Library of Michigan](/source/Library_of_Michigan) |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref>

== Military career ==
Clark taught in [Port Gibson, Mississippi](/source/Port_Gibson%2C_Mississippi) from 1857 to 1861. When the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) began, he escaped to the Union and joined the [14th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment](/source/14th_Michigan_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment). In 1865, Clark was a Lieutenant Colonel.<ref name="legislator_clark"/>

== Political career ==
After the war, Clark held local offices. On January 3, 1883, Clark was sworn in as a member of the [Michigan House of Representatives](/source/Michigan_House_of_Representatives). In 1885, Clark became the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.<ref name="legislator_clark"/><ref name="polg_clark">{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark6.html |title=Clark, K to N |publisher=[Political Graveyard](/source/Political_Graveyard) |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> He died in Mississippi in 1913.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vKzhAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Newcomb+Clark+%22+mississippi+1913|title = The Historic Architecture of Bay City, Michigan|isbn = 9780966702002|last1 = Wolicki|first1 = Dale Patrick|year = 1998| publisher=Bay County Historical Society }}</ref>

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